Interior Chinatown: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020

(Author)
Available
4.9/5.0
21,000+ Reviews
Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world

Description

*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. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in Chinatown and enters the Golden Palace restaurant where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He's 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. Or is it?

After stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he's ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but also the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu's most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet.

Goodreads 10 Books that 'Disrupted' the Literary Status Quo

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

“What a clever, clever book this is!”–Regina on Goodreads

“Truly unique.”–Kevin on Amazon

“*inhales sharply* *screams* This book makes me feel seen.”–Sofia on Goodreads

“Thoughtful, moving, and just hilarious.”–Charles on Netgalley

“Absolutely loved this book.”–Andres on Amazon

“An emotional roller coaster.”–Ellen on Amazon

Product Details

Price
£12.99  £12.34
Publisher
Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Publish Date
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781787702578

Earn By Promoting Books

Earn money by sharing your favourite books through our Affiliate programme.

Become an Affiliate
We use cookies and similar methods to recognize visitors and remember their preferences. We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts. To learn more about these methods, including how to disable them view our Cookie Policy.