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Title:
Disorientation
Author:
Chou, Elaine Hsieh, author.
ISBN:
9780593298350
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Physical Description:
403 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
The curious note -- A benign coincidence -- Yellow peril 2.0 -- The most common name in the English-speaking world -- The versatility of tampons -- Japan is an inherently interesting country -- Hollywood -- Chinatown blues -- Special occasion role-plays -- Traitor! -- Chaos in the East Asian Studies Department -- Good old-fashioned American freedom -- Exhibiting all the usual signs -- The ultimate Asian woman -- Serial killers want to be caught -- All hail emperor Bartholomew -- Total immersion -- Fever dream -- A priori, a posteriori -- Be a good girl.
Abstract:
"A struggling PhD student makes a shocking discovery about a famous Chinese American poet that sets into motion a series of escalating events, both humorous and fraught, that culminates in an incendiary reckoning of her relationships, beliefs, and identity"-- Provided by publisher.
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