American Born Chinese - Couverture souple

Luen Yang, Gene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1596431520 ISBN 13 : 9781596431522

Editeur : First Second, 2006

Synopsis

Jin Wang is the only Chinese-American student at his new school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly; then he falls in love with an all-American girl. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, the Monkey King is the most powerful monkey on earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey; he wants to be hailed as a god. Danny is a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year his cousin Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Gene has grown a following of on-line readers as well as through his self-published mini-comics. He has shown his outstanding talent in a number of small press comics, but nowhere more than in his new, bold and personal project. He works as a high school teacher in the US.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: First Second
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1596431520
• ISBN 13: 9781596431522
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Illustrateur: Luen Yang Gene