Bibliograph

Charlie Chan in The House Without a Key, Earl Derr Biggers

Type

Label

Charlie Chan in The House Without a Key, Earl Derr Biggers

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Charlie Chan in The House Without a Key

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Earl Derr Biggers

Summary

The House Without a Key is the classic novel in which Charlie Chan makes his debut as Inspector of the Honolulu Police Department. Earl Derr Biggers brings Honolulu to life with deft descriptions of the landscape and of its hybrid ethnic communities. With the creation of Detective Chan, Biggers also shatters stereotypes and is ahead of his time in highlighting the positive aspects of Chinese-Hawaiian culture, just as his skillful rendering of San Francisco is noteworthy of its modernity and keen sense of place

Target audience

adult

Classification