Like his movies, Jackie's autobiography is fast-paced, frequently funny, and chock-full of action.Ĭhang, Isabelle C. The coup de grace for him occurred in 1994 with the release of Rumble in the Bronx, his breakthrough movie in the United States, a blockbuster that cemented his reputation as a box office magnet. Given the opportunity to act and eventually produce and direct, Jackie emerged as one of the brightest stars in the Asian film world. Jackie soon gained a reputation as a fearless stuntman, and directors started to offer him starring roles in their movies. He also began his transition to cinema by working as a stuntman in martial arts films. Jackie endured his punishing training and in time became a lead performer in the intricate, demanding dramas staged by the Academy troupe. The Master disciplined his pupils without mercy, and canings were common. His regimen was rigorous, exhausting, and often brutal. For the next ten years Jackie would be trained in the art of Chinese opera. New York : Ballantine Books, c1998.Īt age seven, Jackie Chan was enrolled in the China Drama Academy, a Hong Kong boarding school presided over by Master Yu Jim-yuen. Muller was twenty-nine when his second book The Sorcerer's Apprentice, appeared in bookstores.Children's Books by Chinese American Authors:Ĭhair of the CALA Publication Committee (1999-2000)Ĭhan, Jackie. Disappointed by the publishers' responses, Muller waited ten years before he attempted another book. However, his first book, Rupert's Star, was rejected by every publisher he sent it to. He found the children's books so fascinating that he decided to try to write and illustrate his own book. Muller's interest in children's books began in his teens, when he worked in a publisher's warehouse.

With his interest in narrative revived, he sought out a medium where he could marry his storytelling and illustrating abilities. (Writing Stories, Making Pictures, 234) Gradually, his interest in the fine arts waned and Robin Muller began looking for a new creative outlet. Only one person has to buy a painting for it to be successful'. Muller enjoyed the six years he spent painting because 'Art is self-indulgent as opposed to publishing books. Muller left high school at sixteen to make his living as an artist, in the Yorkville section of downtown Toronto. Muller's paper featured creative writing by students including short stories, poetry, book reviews and paid advertising.

His passion for storytelling continued into high school where he started a second, competing school paper named Exodus. He was an enterprising child who began his own small publishing house at the age of eight.

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