Interior Chinatown

Livre relié, 288 pages

Langue : English

Publié 28 janvier 2020 par Pantheon Books.

ISBN :
978-0-307-90719-6
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Numéro OCLC :
1097466150
ASIN :
0307907198
ISFDB ID:
2833702
Goodreads:
59732754

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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 a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO 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 the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, exploring the themes of pop culture, assimilation, and immigration—Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu’s most …

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This was decent. The humorous angle made it entertaining while tackling an important issue.



Sometimes, I couldn't quite follow what the author was alluding to, like with the stolen car in the last chapter.



There are definitely more informative books out there about the subject but this one is a good place to start.



Also, the crime show he keeps referencing, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Cold Case.

Sujets

  • Asian americans, fiction
  • Actors, fiction
  • Fiction, family life

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