Título: Yellowface - Audiobook
Autor: R. F. Kuang
Sinopse: White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… 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, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who 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 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 immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. Narrador: Helen Laser Tempo: 8H 39min
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Yellowface – Audiobook”, de R. F. Kuang, publicado pela editora HarperAudio, em 2023 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: HarperAudio
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2023
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0063250861
ISBN13: 9780063250864
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora HarperAudio costumam explorar narrativas intensas e envolventes, muitas vezes centradas em conflitos humanos profundos e dilemas emocionais. O catálogo traz histórias que transitam entre suspense psicológico, dramas pessoais marcados por perdas e descobertas, e thrillers com ritmo acelerado e tensão crescente. Há uma predileção por personagens que enfrentam situações limite, seja em ambientes urbanos contemporâneos ou em cenários de crise global, com narrativas que mesclam o íntimo e o épico. A linguagem tende a ser acessível, mas com densidade suficiente para provocar reflexão, sempre com um tom que pode variar do sombrio ao esperançoso, dependendo da obra.
