Products specifications
Author
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Gene Luen Yang |
Pub Date
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05/09/2006 |
Binding
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Paperback / softback |
Pages
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240 |
Country
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United States |
Dewey
|
741.5973 |
GBPPrice
|
14.99 |
Availability
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Temporarily unavailable |
AR Level
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Middle Years, Book Level: 3.3 |
This is a tour-de-force new work by rising indie comics star Gene Yang. "American Born Chinese" maps the adolescent Chinese-American experience through three separate but interwoven stories. One story centres on Jin Wang, a Chinese-American student at an all-white California high school. Jin is plagued by jocks and bullies, so when another Chinese student transfers to the school, Jin wants nothing to do with him. Next is a comic update of the legendary story of the Monkey King, an ancient Chinese morality tale. Finally, there's the gross and surreal stereotype of Chin-Kee, the ultimate negative Chinese cliche, complete with a sitcom-style "laugh track". These three apparently unrelated tales come together in an astonishing climax - all with a mighty blast of humour, surprising poignancy and skilled artistry.