Yellowface really is THAT bitch.A struggling novelist passes off a manuscript left by her dead college friend in this excellent satire from Kuang ( Babel, or the Necessity of Violence). Kuang's oeuvre consistently finds new ways to expose and interrogate systems of power, in this case tackling the commodification and consumption of art with both swagger and sophistication. " Yellowface is a brittle, eviscerating read that affected me bodily. " Yellowface is one of the most transfixing novels I've read in ages… Kuang boldly interrogates literary hot-button issues like privilege, appropriation, and authenticity, leaving it open for readers themselves to decide where to draw the line." -Zakiya Dalila Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Black Girl "This unsettling and electrifying book piercingly addresses issues of cultural appropriation and racial identity." - Library Journal "A quick, biting critique of the publishing industry." - Kirkus Reviews "Her magnificent novel uses satire to shine a light on systemic racial discrimination and the truth that often hides behind the twisted narratives constructed by those in power." -Emily Park, Booklist (starred review) "Excellent satire from Kuang.This is not to be missed." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
So what if June edits Athena's novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song-complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn't this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That's what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.īut June can't get away from Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June's (stolen) success down around her.
So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. Kuang.Īuthors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American-in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R.
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