6/11/2023 0 Comments Rf kuang the poppy war![]() ![]() ![]() Kuang published her first book, 2018’s The Poppy War, at age 19. But when a freak accident kills literary “rising star” (and her nemesis) Athena Liu, June steals her manuscript and ethnicity, eager to have the fame she believes she’s always deserved. Yellowface follows the exploits of jaded novelist June Hayward, a white writer who is failing to thrive at her chosen career. That is, before the book - and its main character, June - take a nosedive into chaos. Sitting with her editor at a hotel bar in Manhattan’s East Village, the scene ironically mirrors the last bit of normalcy Yellowface begins with. ![]() And her new novel, Yellowface, which debuts Tuesday, is on track to be (another) bestseller. She’s on Day One of a monthlong national book tour. She’s just turned in the last paper of the semester for her Ph.D. THERE ARE A FEW obvious reasons for author R.F. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |