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Examining Literary 'Yellowface'


Examining Literary 'Yellowface' - Progressive.org

Yellowface focuses on representation and tokenism that chronicles the experiences of many authors of color in the publishing industry, including ...

The Diversity Elevator: On R. F. Kuang's “Yellowface”

The novel doesn't seem to “grapple with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation,” as the jacket copy claims, as much as it ...

Yes, "Yellowface" is good—but how are you interpreting it? - TeenTix

Yellowface centers around the contentious friendship between Athena Liu and June Hayward. Both are Yale alumni, but while Athena's writing ...

The Specters of "Yellowface" - Chicago Review of Books

Athena's stardom feels superficially reminiscent of Kuang's own—a young, successful Asian American author writing with a historical lens.

Literary Darling: A Review of Yellowface, by R. F. Kuang

Yellowface is a book that challenges the reader to see through June's words and into her actions, a task which becomes easier as the book ...

Review: R.F. Kuang's Yellowface - Acta Victoriana

Through Yellowface, RF Kuang presents a sharp examination of diverse representation and tokenism in the contemporary literary world.

What's the Deal with “Yellowface”? Navigating Identity and Racism ...

This article dives into the depths of “Yellowface,” exploring its themes, characters, and cultural implications while contemplating its role in conversations ...

Review: R.F. Kuang's Novel 'Yellowface' thrives in its instability

Brimming with dark humor and painfully unaware characters, R.F. Kuang's novel “Yellowface” is a satire that unpacks the difficulty of being an ...

R.F. Kuang's absurdist pandemic novel 'Yellowface' satirizes ...

Big picture-wise, Yellowface is a satirical look at the publishing industry and how it deals with race, diversity, and representation. It is ...

Yellowface: Adventures in Storytelling | dr. p.l. (paul) thomas

I have been a teacher and a literary critic for many decades so after my initial urge to connect Kuang's novel to Poe's unreliable narrator (and ...

'Yellowface' review: a biting critique of the publishing industry

In R.F. Kuang's darkly humorous novel, “Yellowface,” a floundering writer endeavors to hold on to her new place of prominence in publishing ...

Author R.F. Kuang on unlikable narrators and cultural appropriation ...

The new novel "Yellowface" is about a thief - namely, June Hayward, a writer - not a particularly successful writer. The other key character ...

How did Yellowface become a literary phenomenon?

Yellowface got me out of a reading slump, working slump, life slump, you name it. Before this, I had been reading a personal and almost ...

Yellowface - Read Between the Spines

In its lack of nuance, Yellowface felt like neither literary fiction nor targeted at an adult audience. Instead, the story felt immature, ...

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang - Anne-Marie's Review of Books

Yellowface discusses a literary empire built around manipulating readers and authors into buying what the industry insists they read. As June ...

was Yellowface a prophecy? a brief history of literary asian-fishing

is R.F. Kuang a prophet? or is impersonating Asian people just a time-honored literary tradition? SOURCES: [the Google doc expose is no ...

"Yellowface": A Compelling Critique of Race, Writing, and Publishing

Although the story moves at a literary pace, the book is compulsively readable, emulating the smoothness of a well-crafted memoir. It was a surprise to learn ...

'Yellowface' deftly tackles identity and race in the publishing world

Yellowface examines who gets to claim what stories, making its audience reflect in a way that never comes across as directly accusatory but ...

The Role Reversal of R.F. Kuang's 'Yellowface' | RealClearBooks

The Asian American literary canon has always consisted of works about Asian authors' insecurities around white people.

#SheReviews Yellowface By Rebecca F. Kuang - SheSociety

This sublime literary encounter is, in Rebecca's own words, “in large part, a horror story about loneliness in a fiercely competitive industry ( ...