1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 314 pages, [12] pages of plates)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword: Chiang Yee As I Knew Him; Acknowledgments; A Note on Romanization; 1. Chinese Childhood; 2. Revolutionary Era; 3. Civil Servant; 4. No Longer in Need of a Bench; 5. Another C.Y.; 6. "TheThing Has Come At Last"; 7. My Own World; 8. Oxford Years; 9. "My English Christmas"; 10. To America; 11. Americanized; 12. "Invisible Pains"; 13. Home; 14. Family and Love; 15. China Revisited; 16. Homeward Bound; Notes; Primary Sources; Writings by Chiang Yee; Index
This is the true story of Chiang Yee, a renowned writer, artist, and worldwide traveler, best known for the Silent Traveller series̮stories of England, the United States, Ireland, France, Japan, and Australia̮all written in his humorous, delightfully refreshing, and enlightening literary style. This biography is more than a recounting of extraordinary accomplishments. Da Zheng uncovers Yee's encounters with racial exclusion and immigration laws, displacement, exile, and the pain and losses he endured hidden behind a popular public image