Yellowface: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, ©2023.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
323 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC KUA
Description
What's the harm in a pseudonym? 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 the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athenas 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 Athenas death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athenas 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 Athenas 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 Athenas 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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Call Number
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC KUA
On Shelf
Location
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Status
Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Kuang
On Shelf
Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION KUANG
On Shelf
Durham Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
East Haddam/Moodus Adult Fiction
FIC KUA
On Shelf
East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Kuang, R. F. (Yellowface)
On Shelf
Essex Adult Fiction
KUANG
Due Nov 8, 2025
Gales Ferry (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Kuang
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
Repair
Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
In Transit
Hamden/Brundage Community Adult Fiction
FIC/KUANG
On Shelf
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/KUANG
Billed
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/KUANG
Due Oct 30, 2025
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/KUANG
Due Oct 31, 2025
Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Fiction
FIC/KUANG
On Shelf
Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC KUA
Due Nov 15, 2025
Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F KUANG
Due Nov 1, 2025
Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC Kuang
Due Oct 30, 2025
Mitchell College Book Stacks
PS3611 .U17 Y45 2023
On Shelf
New London Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
North Branford/Atwater Adult Fiction
Fiction Kuang
Due Oct 28, 2025
North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction
Fiction Kuang
Due Nov 5, 2025
North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Kuang, R.F.
On Shelf
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG [JUL 23]
On Shelf
Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F KUANG
Due Nov 15, 2025
Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F KUANG
Due Oct 30, 2025
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Kuang
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Kuang
In Transit
Preston Adult Fiction
F KUANG, Rebecca
On Shelf
Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC KUA
Due Oct 28, 2025
Wallingford Adult Fiction
KUANG
In Transit
West Haven Main Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
West Haven Ora Mason Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
Westbrook Adult Fiction
F KUA
Due Oct 30, 2025
Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC KUANG
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780063250833, 9780063250857
Notes
Description
What's the harm in a pseudonym? 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 the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athenas 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 Athenas death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athenas 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 Athenas 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 Athenas 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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APA Citation (style guide)
Kuang, R. F. (2023). Yellowface: a novel. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kuang, R. F. 2023. Yellowface: A Novel. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kuang, R. F, Yellowface: A Novel. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kuang, R. F. Yellowface: A Novel. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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