The Mount Author Series presents Jeff Chang
Lenox, MA 01240 United States
Visit Edith Wharton’s house for an exclusive set of events with Jeff Chang as part of The Mount’s 2026 Author Series!
Since 1993, the Summer Author Series has brought award-winning biographers to The Mount. This year’s Series explores lives and ideas that have challenged convention. From unsung heroes to innovators, these talks invite us to reflect on how acts of courage—large and small—have challenged assumptions and expanded our collective imagination.
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Drawing on newly available personal archives, in-depth interviews, and striking photographs, Water Mirror Echo moves beyond the myth to reveal the complex man behind the global icon. From segregated San Francisco to war-torn Hong Kong and the ferment of West Coast counterculture, Jeff Chang’s biography traces how Bruce Lee’s singular presence reshaped culture, challenged Hollywood, and helped define what it meant—and still means—to be Asian in America.
Choose from two events: Monday, August 3 at 4pm and/or Tuesday, August 4 at 11am.