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Identity theft spirals in literary intrigue.

If you're tantalized by the idea of morally complex characters tangled in webs of deception, "Yellowface" is a tailor-made read for you. It's a piercing narrative that brazenly confronts the themes of ambition, identity, and plagiarism, all set within the cutthroat world of literary fame. R. F. Kuang ensures you're not just reading a story; you're examining the consequences of our desperate chase for recognition in the arts.

  • British Book Award for Fiction (2024)
  • Audie Award Nominee for Fiction (2024)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Audiobook (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2023)
  • New England Book Award for Fiction (2023)
  • She Reads Best of Award for Book of the Year (2023)
  • Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award Nominee (2023)
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ISBN: 9780008532789
Authors: Rebecca F. Kuang
Publisher: The Borough Press
Date of Publication: 2023-05-25
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.76
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What's the harm in a pseudonym? New York Times bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R. F. Kuang. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena's a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn't even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers to the British and French war efforts during World War I. So what if June edits Athena's novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song--complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn't this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That's what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree. But June can't get away from Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June's (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. With its totally
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