"Absolutely loved this book. "Thoughtful, moving, and just hilarious."-Charles on Netgalley "*inhales sharply* *screams* This book makes me feel seen."-Sofia on Goodreads "What a clever, clever book this is!"-Regina on Goodreads Goodreads 10 Books that 'Disrupted' the Literary Status Quo Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu's most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet. Or is it?Īfter stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he's ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but also the buried legacy of his own family. He's a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy-the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Interior Chinatown Interior Chinatown ebook WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020 By Charles Yu Read a Sample Format ebook Author Charles Yu Publisher Europa Editions (UK) Ltd. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in Chinatown and enters the Golden Palace restaurant where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Willis Wu doesn't perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he's merely Generic Asian Man. India Interior Chinatown: The novel taking on Hollywood’s Asian tropes 13 December 2020 Getty Images The story plays on the trope of the Chinese character always being the Kung Fu Guy By Yvette Tan. A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play.
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