How Long to Read Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
By Yunte Huang
How Long Does it Take to Read Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History?
It takes the average reader 6 hours to read Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
One of the Atlantic's "Books to Get Lost in This Summer" Best Books of August 2023: InsideHook, WNET AllArts A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic racism are set against the currents of twentieth-century history. Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905–1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood’s most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos—with a touch of defiance—“Orientally yours.” Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong’s tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy. As Huang shows, Wong’s rendezvous with history features a remarkable parade of characters, including a smitten Walter Benjamin and (an equally smitten) Marlene Dietrich. Challenging the parodically racist perceptions of Wong as a “Dragon Lady,” “Madame Butterfly,” or “China Doll,” Huang’s biography becomes a truly resonant work of history that reflects the raging anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, and ageism toward women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong’s all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.
How long is Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History?
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang is 360 pages long, and a total of 90,000 words.
This makes it 121% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History aloud.
What Reading Level is Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History?
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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