Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World (An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction-- Revised and Updated), Volume 2

Jessica Hagedorn

Penguin Publishing Group, Feb 24, 2004 - Fiction - 573 pages

More than a decade after its initial publication, the groundbreaking anthology Charlie Chan Is Dead remains the best available source for contemporary Asian American fiction. Edited by acclaimed novelist and National Book Award nominee Jessica Hagedorn, Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World brings together  forty-two fresh, fascinating voices in Asian American writing—from classics by Jose Garcia Villa and Wakako Yamauchi to exciting new fiction from Akhil Sharma, Ruth Ozeki, Chang-Rae Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Monique Truong. Sweeping in background and literary style, from pioneering writers to newly emerging voices from the Hmong and Korean communities, these exceptional works celebrate the full spectrum of Asian American experience and identities, transcending stereotypes and revealing the strength and vitality of Asian America today.

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CHARLIE CHAN IS DEAD: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction

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A generous and varied sampling: 48 authors writing in a variety of styles, 22 selections previously unpublished and many others published only overseas or by journals or small presses—a substantial ...

Charlie Chan is dead: an anthology of contemporary Asian American fiction

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These stories by 48 Asian American authors writing in English are from India, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Malaysia. Some are established writers (Carlos Bulosan, Diana Chang, Jessica Hagedorn, Gish ...

About the author

Jessica Hagedorn is the author of the novels Dogeaters and The Gangster of Love, Dream Jungle, and a collection of poetry and short fiction, Danger and Beauty.

Elaine H. Kim is an author and editor, as well as Associate Dean of the Graduate Division and Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Berkeley.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World (An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction-- Revised and Updated), Volume 2; A Penguin book : Fiction
• Editor: Jessica Hagedorn
• Contributors: Jessica Hagedorn, Elaine Kim
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2004
• ISBN: 0142003905, 9780142003909
• Length: 573 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors); Fiction / Literary; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies