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R.F. Kuang's 'Yellowface' tackles cultural appropriation in publishing
R.F. Kuang's 'Yellowface' tackles cultural appropriation in publishing
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Early in the novel Yellowface, a prominent Asian-American writer, Athena Liu, dies. Her white friend, who is struggling to break through in publishing and witnesses Athena's accident, then seizes on an opportunity: to pass off Athena's words – and identity – as her own. In today's episode, real life author R.F. Kuang speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about her new book, and how it unravels the messiness of cultural appropriation, the ethics of friendship and the complexities of imperfect characters.
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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