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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- “I've become increasingly cynical about the industry's ability to change itself and how it deals with representation and marginalization.”
R.F. Kuang’s new novel, Yellowface, tackles cultural appropriation, the challenges of the world of publishing and what it means to be a writer with a wit all her own. Kuang joins us to talk about what lead her to writing this novel, who gets to tell our stories, publishing her first literary fiction novel and more live at Barnes & Noble Union Square with Poured Over host, Miwa Messer.
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
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Featured Books (Episode):
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Babel by R.F. Kuang
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Jade City by Fonda Lee
I think this is the best interview I’ve ever seen. I’m so in love with this woman and her mind, it’s insane. Can’t wait for the new book.
this interview is so loaded because she really thought about her book so so deeply! amazing!
At 14:22, Ms. Kuang says that the logic of avoiding what is now called cultural appropriation, of "staying in your own lane... being authentic...more often than not gets twisted around and used to marginalize writers or to pigeon hole marginalized writers more than it does to open up opportunities for them." She goes on so brilliantly for the next few minutes that when I have some time I'm going to type out a damn transcript of it for my students. Mia Messer picks up the ball and adds supportive anecdotes from her own extensive experience (A 'Southern' writer begged her editor, "Don't make me write about grits." I hope R.F. Kuang will publish her analysis as an essay, as Yellowface stirs discussion.
Probably my favorite interview with Rebecca since this interviewer is so funny and how she responds to Rebecca is so interesting. Love, love, love this interview. Thanks so much for uploading this :) Love from Taiwan
Yellowface was so good! Just wrapped up, it touches and at many times dives into so many topics I’ve been wanting to read in a book for a while, perfect last page
I LOOOOVED this book! I hope Ms. Kuang makes a pt. 2!!!!
This book was jawdroppingly so good!!
Rebecca is an amazing woman! I can't look forward to read her book that will arrive tomorrow!
Brilliant story, Iam hooked by this book.
Very interesting listen to the writer speak about code switching avout 25mmin in. Also appreciated hers and the host's thoughts on permission
say what you want about the book, I'm amazed by with her pattern of speech, specifically how little filler words she uses when she speaks.
Can't wait to read it! Ordered the waterstones edition :)
I'm still reading this and I like it so far
Loving this book.
I'd written off Babel as Gen Z drivel, but Yellowface was siiiick in the good way.
u should give babel another try, id say its the opposite of anything gen z-eitgeist
Permission!! Its a wincing question.
I immediately thought of Authur Golden, lailah Ibrahim ( is that her name Google?🤔
It's poignant, ethnic historical FICTION but it raises questions that weren't even commonplace questions 20 years ago.
I don't know how to feel about these questions but only because there is no definitive right on wrong.
Hahaha!! She said I got my money,!
What an intelligent young woman. I’m reading it right now and really enjoying it. She is striking me as a good mix of the main two narrators, Athena and the white one