Tropic of Orange
This fiercely satirical, semifantastical novel ... features an Asian-American television news executive, Emi, and a Latino newspaper reporter, Gabriel, who are so focused on chasing stories they almost don't notice that the world is falling apart all around them. Karen Tei Yamashita's staccato...
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This fiercely satirical, semifantastical novel ... features an Asian-American television news executive, Emi, and a Latino newspaper reporter, Gabriel, who are so focused on chasing stories they almost don't notice that the world is falling apart all around them. Karen Tei Yamashita's staccato prose works well to evoke the frenetic breeziness and monumental self-absorption that are central to their lives.-Janet Kaye, The New York Times Book Review
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781566890649 (1566890640)
ASIN: 1566890640
Publish date: September 1st 1997
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Read For School,
American,
Contemporary,
College,
Asian Literature,
Magical Realism,
Womens,
Social Issues,
Class
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