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I Hotel

By Karen Tei Yamashita
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In I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita, the story unfolds over a decade in San Francisco during the turbulent 1960s and 70s, chronicling the lives of activists, artists, and revolutionaries. It centres around International Hotel, a hub of political and cultural movements, intertwining personal narratives with historical events. The book captures the spirit of social activism and community struggles, portraying the vibrant dynamics of a pivotal era.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the cultural and political upheavals of the 1960s and 70s, especially the Asian American movement. It's a captivating exploration of history wrapped in a tapestry of characters and stories, merging fiction with the vibrant energy of a tumultuous era.

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An epic journey through one of America's most transformative decades via the stories of the activists, laborers, and students who shaped it.

New foreword by Jessica Hagedorn
New author preface by Karen Yamashita
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Dazzling and ambitious, this multivoiced fusion of prose, playwriting, graphic art, and philosophy spins an epic tale of America's struggle for civil rights as it played out in San Francisco near the end of the 1960s.

As Karen Tei Yamashita's motley cast of students, labourers, artists, revolutionaries, and provocateurs make their way through the history of the day, they become caught in a riptide of politics and passion, clashing ideologies, and personal turmoil.

The tenth anniversary edition of this National Book Award finalist brings the joys and struggles of I Hotel to a whole new generation of readers, historians, and activists.

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I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita is celebrated for its dynamic and innovative storytelling, capturing the spirit and complexity of the Asian American civil rights movement in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s. The novel is praised for its vibrant prose and its ability to weave personal stories with historical events, delivering a rich tapestry of voices and perspectives. Critics highlight its adventurous, stylistic approach and the way it challenges conventional narratives, making it an essential piece of contemporary American literature.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781566895453

Publisher: Coffee House Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 November 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Coffee House Press

Illustration: B&W diagrams

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Jessica Hagedorn
  • Preface by Karen Tei Yamashita

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 648

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Fiction General Fiction Karen Tei Yamashita Literary Fiction

About the Author

Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of Letters to Memory, Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, National Book Award finalist I Hotel, and Anime Wong. She has been a U.S. Artists Ford Foundation Fellow and co-holder of the University of California Presidential Chair for Feminist Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. She is Professor Emeritus of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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