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Tropic of Orange
An apocalypse of race, class, and culture, fanned by the media and the harsh L.A. sun.
Published in conjunction with two backlist re-releases and new work (Scintillations) Sampler BLAD with Brazil Maru and Through the Arc of the Rain Forest to be sent in Scintillations mailings National print, radio, and online campaign Targeted bookseller mailing Advertising: Bookforum, Shelf Awareness Promotion at: BookExpo America, Winter Institute, ALA Annual, AWP, AAAS Promotion on Coffee House Press e-newsletter, website, and social media channels Giveaways on Twitter, Goodreads Simultaneous print and e-book release, with e-book ISBN to be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed Targeted publicity to promote author's speaking engagements
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An apocalypse of race, class, and culture, fanned by the media and the harsh L.A. sun.
Fiercely satirical. . . . Yamashita presents [an] intricate plot with mordant wit. -New York Times Book Review
A stunner. . . . An exquisite mystery novel. But this is a novel of dystopia and apocalypse; the mystery concerns the tragic flaws of human nature. -Library Journal (starred review)
Brilliant. . . . An ingenious interpretation of social woes. -Booklist (starred review)
Yamashita handles her eccentrics and the setting of their adventures with panache. David Foster Wallace meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez. -Publishers Weekly
Irreverently juggling magical realism, film noir, hip hop, and chicanismo, Tropic of Orange takes place in a Los Angeles where the homeless, gangsters, infant organ entrepreneurs, and Hollywood collide on a stretch of the Harbor Freeway. Hemmed in by wildfires, it's a symphony conducted from an overpass, grandiose, comic, and as diverse as the city itself.
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ISBN: 9781566894869
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 October 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 264
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, I Hotel, and Anime Wong, all published by Coffee House Press. I Hotel was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award and awarded the California Book Award, the American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award, and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award. She has been a US Artists Ford Foundation Fellow and co-holder of the University of California Presidential Chair for Feminist & Critical Race & Ethnic Studies. She is currently Professor Emeritus of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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