INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
“Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author
White lies. Dark humor. 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 R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.
Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.
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.
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.
But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
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. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
© 2023 HarperAudio (Audiolivros): 9780063250864
Data de lançamento
Audiolivros: 16 de maio de 2023
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
“Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author
White lies. Dark humor. 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 R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.
Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.
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.
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.
But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
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. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
© 2023 HarperAudio (Audiolivros): 9780063250864
Data de lançamento
Audiolivros: 16 de maio de 2023
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tris
17 de mai. de 2023
yellowface é um projeto novo e bem ousado pra rfk. aqui ela tece uma crítica afiada, mas bem Na Cara à indústria editorial e aos seus críticos também. não sei se sutileza pertence as sátiras, mas rebecca com certeza não usou dessa ferramenta na construção dessa história. eu entendo as resenhas negativas que trazem atenção a forma com que ela mastiga os temas antes de entregar pros leitores, então se isso é algo que o incomoda, pode ter problemas com essa narrativa, mas isso não foi uma questão pra mim, eu adorei! ela claramente usou o que ela sabe fazer de melhor pra responder às críticas e abrir uma janelinha nessa industria, e por mais que seja um pouco over-the-top, eu vejo como um experimento bem sucedido. não acredito que esse seja exatamente o gênero dela, mas achei uma novela ácida, engraçada e com uma fluidez maravilhosa. o formato de áudio foi perfeito pra essa história, agregou bastante à experiência.
Madu
11 de out. de 2023
É muito bom ao mesmo tempo que te dá muita raiva
Paula
31 de dez. de 2023
Pensa numa pessoa fdp. Essa é a personagem principal. Adorei
Ana
2 de jan. de 2024
Amar e odiar a personagem principal é o que definiu essa leitura para mim. Um livro cheio de críticas, ácido e cativante.Uma bela forma de começar a jornada literária de 2024 ♡!
Rayane
1 de abr. de 2024
O puro suco do branco que acha q existe racismo reverso, um livro bem inteligente
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