Charles Yu

Interior Chinatown

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*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.

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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
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138 printed pages
Original publication
2020
Publication year
2020
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  • 302 Rizvi Khadijahas quoted2 years ago
    The truth is, she’s a weirdo. Just like you were. Are. A glorious, perfectly weird weirdo. Like all kids before they forget how to be exactly how weird they really are. Into whatever they’re into, pure. Before knowing. Before they learn from others how to act. Before they learn they are Asian, or Black, or Brown, or White. Before they learn about all the things they are and about all the things they will never be.
  • 302 Rizvi Khadijahas quoted2 years ago
    There are a few years when you make almost all of your important memories. And then you spend the next few decades reliving them.
  • 302 Rizvi Khadijahas quoted2 years ago
    She whispers to you: Let me do the talking. You nod, unsure why you’re going along with her, oh yeah, you are probably in love with her already, that’s why.
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