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Sidesplitter : how to be from two worlds at once / Phil Wang.
Van Pelt Library DA125.E97 W36 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Phil, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wang, Phil.
- Eurasians--Great Britain--Biography.
- Eurasians.
- Comedians--Great Britain--Biography.
- Comedians.
- Great Britain.
- East and West.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 257 pages ; 24 x 16 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hodder Studio, 2021.
- Summary:
- "'But where are you REALLY from?' Phil Wang has been asked this question so many times he's finally written a book about it. In this mix of comic memoir and observational essay, one of the UK's most exciting stand-up comedians reflects on his experiences as a Eurasian man in the West and in the East. Phil was born in Stoke-on-Trent, raised in Malaysia, and then came of age in Bath - 'a spa town for people who find Cheltenham too ethnic'. Phil takes an incisive look at what it means to be mixed race, as he explores the contrasts between cultures and delves into Britain and Malaysia's shared histories, bringing his trademark cynicism and wit to topics ranging from family, food, and comedy to race, empire, and colonialism"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- A note on ethnicity
- Family
- Words
- Food
- Race
- Comedy
- Love
- History
- Assimilation
- Nature
- Home
- Epilogue.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781529350272
- 1529350271
- 9781529350289
- 152935028X
- OCLC:
- 1259548597
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