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Coffee House Press
August 1995
On Sale: August 1, 1995
424 pages ISBN: 1566890373 EAN: 9781566890373 Paperback
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Nothing - not even Lassie - is held sacred when Frank Chin
starts off by tilting at Hollywood's windmills and then
moves on to topple many of today's other sacred cows. Rich with wicked humor and biting honesty, Gunga Din Highway
is a freewheeling saga of two generations of the Kwan
family: Longman, The Chinaman Who Dies in countless cinema
epics, and his son Ulysses, who despises his father's dream
of someday playing Charlie Chan. Joined by a broad
assortment of complex and often hilarious characters, their
story spans a lifetime - full of sixties protests, Chinese
mythology, enduring friendships, bittersweet family
conflict, the strains of flamenco guitar, and cameo
appearances by Hollywood greats ranging from John Wayne to
Annette Funicello. Gunga Din Highway is an impassioned and entertaining
American tale, revealing big truths in a compelling,
one-of-a-kind read.
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