This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes an essay from R. F. Kuang that explores Asian American identity and representation in literature, looking at racism, diversity and cultural appropriation.Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena’s a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn’t even get a paperback release. Nobody 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 to the British and French war efforts 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 takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation not only in the publishing industry but the persistent erasure of Asian-American voices and history by Western white society. R. F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
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Yellowface
von Rebecca F. Kuang
This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes an essay from R. F. Kuang that explores Asian American identity and representation in literature, looking at racism, diversity and cultural appropriation.Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena’s a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn’t even get a paperback release. Nobody 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 to the British and French war efforts 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 takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation not only in the publishing industry but the persistent erasure of Asian-American voices and history by Western white society. R. F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(80)
Rezension von Babsi2291Gut zulesen...Story hat mich aber nicht abgeholt um es zuende zu lesen
Rezension von Anna :)Die Geschichte an sich fand ich sehr spannend, da sie viele Themen behandelt (Verlagswelt, Bücher, Konkurrenz, Rassismus). Allerdings konnte ich mich mit der Protagonistin garnicht anfreunden und ich fand einige Dinge etwas unrealistisch.
Rezension von AngelinaWar für mich nicht so spannend geschrieben und auch eher langweilig. Liegt aber wahrscheinlich auch daran dass dieses Buch ganz weit aus meinem eigentlichen Genre Kreis entfernt ist
Rezension von Jennifer WiestWas Buch war interessant.. irgendwie hat es mich gestresst, ich mochte die Protagonistin nicht, oder sollte man wohl eher von Antagonistin sprechen? Eine egoistische Frau, die sich zwischen Wahrheit und Lüge selbst verloren hat.
Rezension von KatSo fesselnd! Ich konnte nicht mehr aufhören daran zu denken und werde es wahrscheinlich auch nicht! Yellowface ist mehr und besser als ich erwartet hatte und gehört zu meinen Jahreshighlights.