All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl... Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he 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... Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse... These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant and action-packed. American Born Chinese is an amazing rise, all the way up to the astonishing climax--and confirms what a growing number of readers already know: Gene Yang is a major talent.
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Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang é um sino-americano, conhecido por seu trabalho como autor de graphic novels e revistas em quadrinhos. Além dos trabalhos artísticos, atuou como Diretor de Serviços de Informações e professor de Ciências da Computação na Bishop O'Dowd High School, em Oakland, California e dedicou seu tempo livre à realização de palestras sobre literatura em quadrinhos em convenções, universidades, escolas e livrarias. Em 2012, se tornou um dos professores da Hamline University, como parte do "Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults" oferecido pela faculdade. Em 2016, a Biblioteca do Congresso dos Estados Unidos o nomeou Embaixador da Literatura para Jovens. Naquele ano, ele se tornou o terceiro romancista gráfico, ao lado de Lauren Redniss, a receber a MacArthur Fellowship.
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