C.Y. Lee, author of the best-selling novel ‘The Flower Drum Song,’ dies at 102
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl11:04 pm EST 02/03/19
C.Y. Lee, a Chinese-born author whose best-selling 1957 novel “The Flower Drum Song” explored conflict among first- and second-generation immigrants in San Francisco’s Chinatown, provided the source material for two Broadway productions 43 years apart and sparked a cultural debate about Asian stereotypes, died Nov. 8 at his daughter’s home in Los Angeles. He was 102...
