Interior Chinatown: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020: A Novel by Charles Y

Description: Interior Chinatown: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020 by Charles Yu Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction - a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, and escaping the roles we are forced to play-by the author of the infinitely inventive How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Willis Wu doesnt perceive himself as a protagonist even in his own life: Hes merely Generic Asian man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but he is always relegated to a prop. Yet every day he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. Hes 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. At least thats what he has been told, time and time again. Except by one person, his mother. Who says to him: Be more.Playful but heartfelt, a send-up of Hollywood tropes and Asian stereotypes, Interior Chinatown is Charles Yus most moving, daring, and masterly novel yet. Author Biography CHARLES YU is the author of three books, including the novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (a New York Times Notable Book and a Time magazine best book of the year). He received the National Book Foundations 5 Under 35 Award and was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the HBO series, Westworld. He has also written for shows on FX, AMC, and HBO. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired, among other publications Review "From Paul Beattys The Sellout to Brandon Taylors Real Life, some of the most talked-about novels from the U.S. in recent years have been male coming-of-age narratives shaped by experiences of racism. Styled as a typewritten television script, [Interior Chinatown is a] zany spin on the genre." * Daily Mail *"Highly inventive and hilarious." (How To Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe) * The Times *"Brimming with alternative universes, futuristic landscapes and gleeful metaphysics..... Yus spirit of invention is infectious." (How To Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe) * The Sunday Times * Long Description Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction - a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, and escaping the roles we are forced to play-by the author of the infinitely inventive How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe . Willis Wu doesnt perceive himself as a protagonist even in his own life: Hes merely Generic Asian man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but he is always relegated to a prop. Yet every day he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. Hes 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. At least thats what he has been told, time and time again. Except by one person, his mother. Who says to him: Be more. Playful but heartfelt, a send-up of Hollywood tropes and Asian stereotypes, Interior Chinatown is Charles Yus most moving, daring, and masterly novel yet. Details ISBN178770257X Author Charles Yu Pages 288 Year 2020 ISBN-10 178770257X ISBN-13 9781787702578 Publication Date 2020-11-05 Language English Format Paperback Short Title Interior Chinatown Subtitle A Novel UK Release Date 2020-11-05 Imprint Europa Editions (UK) Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-11-05 Publisher Europa Editions (UK) Ltd DEWEY 813.6 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-01-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130260008;

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