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Jan 28, 2020 · Charles Yu's National Book Award-winning Interior Chinatown is funny, sharply satirical, thought-provoking, and uniquely told. Willis Wu doesn’t feel like his life makes much of an impact: he tends to think of himself as “Generic Asian Man.”
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Jan 21, 2021 · In his novel, Interior Chinatown, Charles Yu intricately constructs the poignant narrative of Willis Wu, a young man aspiring to obtain the ultimate role of Kung Fu Master within the world of Black and White, literally a cop show, and figuratively, a metaphor for the Asian-American experience.
Interior Chinatown represents yet another stellar destination in the journey of a sui generis author of seemingly limitless skill and ambition." ― The New York Times Book Review “An acid indictment of Asian stereotypes and a parable for outcasts feeling invisible in this fast-moving world.”
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Jul 28, 2020 · Rather, Interior Chinatown is about America, where minorities often struggle to cling to memories of a distant homeland while embracing a new land that often seems, like the old one, to be honest, as though it doesn’t want them around. *** Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Pantheon; 288 p.
Aug 5, 2021 · Synopsis. *WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020* *THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Willis Wu doesn't perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he's merely Generic Asian Man.
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Apr 23, 2021 · Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction last year, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu just might be the most unique, inventive book I’ve ever read — or at least read in a long, long time.
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Feb 28, 2020 · “Interior Chinatown” follows the story of an Asian-American actor struggling against clichéd roles and stereotypes, both at work and in his real life.