Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu • Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group • ISBN-13 978‑0307948472
Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu • Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0307907198 · ISBN-13: 978‑0307948472 · 2020 · First Vintage Contemporaries Edition
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Written in the form of a screenplay, this novel follows Willis Wu, a man who views his life through the lens of a perpetual background actor in a police procedural. As he navigates the rigid expectations of his environment, he attempts to transcend the limiting tropes of the 'Generic Asian Man' to discover his own agency. The narrative serves as a sharp, satirical examination of assimilation, identity, and the performative nature of race in American culture.
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