Yellowface
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Title
Yellowface
Author
R.F. Kuang
Number of pages
336
June Hayward, a struggling white author, steals her Chinese-American friend, Athena Liu's, unfinished manuscript after she tragically dies. The manuscript profiles Chinese laborers in World War I, a story June has no personal connection to, but with a quick name change to Juniper Song, June flies under the radar. This page-turner is entertaining, thrilling, and surprisingly humorous — yet also thought-provoking, as it considers privilege, identity, and who gets to tell what stories.
Literary Review
July 2025
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