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Yunte Huang

Yunte Huang, a Guggenheim Fellow, has taught at Harvard and the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is a Distinguished Professor of English. The author of the Edgar Award–winning biography Charlie Chan and Inseparable, both NBCC finalists, Huang speaks frequently about American popular culture.

Yunte Huang

Awards

Winner — Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award, 2011

Winner — California Book Award, 2010

Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2010

Commended — New York Times Notable Selection, 2010

Longlisted — Plutarch Award, 2019

Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2018

Books by Yunte Huang

Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
Paperback, 2011
The Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature: Writings from the Mainland in the Long Twentieth Century
Yunte Huang
Paperback, 2017
A panoramic literary anthology that explores the inner story of China in the twentieth century.
Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
Hardback, 2018
With wry humour, Shakespearean profundity and trenchant insight, Yunte Huang brings to life the story of the famous Siamese twins.
Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
Paperback, 2019
With wry humour, Shakespearean profundity and trenchant insight, Yunte Huang brings to life the story of the famous Siamese twins.
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
E Book, 2011
The Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature: Writings from the Mainland in the Long Twentieth Century
Yunte Huang
E Book, 2016
A panoramic literary anthology that explores the inner story of China in the twentieth century.
Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
E Book, 2018
With wry humour, Shakespearean profundity and trenchant insight, Yunte Huang brings to life the story of the famous Siamese twins.
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
Hardback, 2023
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
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
E Book
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
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
Paperback, 2024
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