Books by Yunte Huang
“Anna May Wong’s likeness appears on a U.S. silver quarter, yet today she is largely forgotten. Huang’s biography, though, is more than an act of reclamation. Daughter of the Dragon is the capstone in Huang’s ambitious trilogy—each an NBCC finalist—spotlighting Asian American cultural icons, starting with fictional Honolulu cop Charlie Chan, then the original Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker.” Read more...
The Best Biographies of 2024: The National Book Critics Circle Shortlist
Elizabeth Taylor, Biographer
“What a dramatic story, and way to look at America. They arrived as freaks, winning freedom from the oppressive men who brought them from Thailand for a traveling show, until they married two sisters who bore them 21 children, two of whom served in the Confederate army.” Read more...
The Best Biographies: the 2019 NBCC Shortlist
Elizabeth Taylor, Biographer
Interviews where books by Yunte Huang were recommended
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Flash: The Making of Weegee the Famous
by Christopher Bonanos -
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Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret
by Craig Brown -
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Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History
by Yunte Huang -
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The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century
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The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
by Jane Leavy
The Best Biographies: the 2019 NBCC Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
The Best Biographies: the 2019 NBCC Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
Biography is booming, says the longtime book critic and biographer Elizabeth Taylor. Here she highlights the five fantastic books shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle 2019 biography award, and how historical lives provide insight into contemporary culture.
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King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig -
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The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondwoman's Narrative
by Gregg Hecimovich -
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Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
by Yunte Huang -
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Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter
by Rachel Shteir -
5
Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
by Jonny Steinberg
The Best Biographies of 2024: The National Book Critics Circle Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
The Best Biographies of 2024: The National Book Critics Circle Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
The boundaries between biography, history and news are very porous, says Elizabeth Taylor—chair of the judging panel for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. Here, she introduces us to the five-strong shortlist of books, all of which, she notes, made headlines or “contributed to a substantial revision of history.”
