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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE SELECTION * A MALALA BOOK CLUB
PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK * A FAVORITE BOOK OF 2022 BY NPR AND BOOK
RIOT * A MUST-READ MARCH 2022 BOOK BY TIME, VANITY FAIR, EW AND THE
CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS * A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY
GOODREADS, NYLON, BUZZFEED AND MORE A Taiwanese American woman's
coming-of-consciousness ignites eye-opening revelations and chaos
on a college campus in this outrageously hilarious and startlingly
tender debut novel. Twenty-nine-year-old PhD student Ingrid Yang is
desperate to finish her dissertation on the late canonical poet
Xiao-Wen Chou and never read about "Chinese-y" things again. But
after years of grueling research, all she has to show for her
efforts are junk food addiction and stomach pain. When she
accidentally stumbles upon a curious note in the Chou archives one
afternoon, she convinces herself it's her ticket out of academic
hell. But Ingrid's in much deeper than she thinks. Her clumsy
exploits to unravel the note's message lead to an explosive
discovery, upending not only her sheltered life within academia but
her entire world beyond it. With her trusty friend Eunice Kim by
her side and her rival Vivian Vo hot on her tail, together they set
off a roller coaster of mishaps and misadventures, from book
burnings and OTC drug hallucinations, to hot-button protests and
Yellow Peril 2.0 propaganda. In the aftermath, nothing looks the
same to Ingrid-including her gentle and doting fiance, Stephen
Greene. When he embarks on a book tour with the super kawaii
Japanese author he's translated, doubts and insecurities creep in
for the first time... As the events Ingrid instigated keep
spiraling, she'll have to confront her sticky relationship to white
men and white institutions-and, most of all, herself. For readers
of Paul Beatty's The Sellout and Charles Yu's Interior Chinatown,
this uproarious and bighearted satire is a blistering send-up of
privilege and power in America, and a profound reckoning of
individual complicity and unspoken rage. In this electrifying debut
novel from a provocative new voice, Elaine Hsieh Chou asks who gets
to tell our stories-and how the story changes when we finally tell
it ourselves.
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou is an uproarious and bighearted
satire - alive with sharp edges, immense warmth, and a cast of
unforgettable characters - that asks: who gets to tell our stories?
And how does the story change when we finally tell it ourselves?
Twenty-nine-year-old PhD student Ingrid Yang is desperate to finish
her dissertation on the late canonical poet Xiao-Wen Chou and never
read about 'Chinese-y' things. When she accidentally stumbles upon
a strange and curious note in the Chou archives, she convinces
herself it's her ticket out of academic hell. But Ingrid's in much
deeper than she thinks. Her clumsy exploits to unravel the note's
message lead to an explosive discovery, one that upends her entire
life and the lives of those around her. With her trusty friend
Eunice Kim by her side and her rival Vivian Vo hot on her tail,
together they set off a roller coaster of mishaps and
misadventures, from campus protests and over-the-counter drug
hallucinations, to book burnings and a movement that stinks of
Yellow Peril propaganda. In the aftermath, nothing looks the same,
including her gentle and doting fiance . . . As the events Ingrid
instigated keep spiraling, she'll have to confront her sticky
relationship to white men and white institutions - and, most of
all, herself. 'The funniest novel I've read all year' - Aravind
Adiga, author of The White Tiger
'The funniest, most poignant novel of the year' - Vogue For fans of
Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, Disorientation is an uproarious and
big-hearted satire – alive with sharp edges, immense warmth, and
a cast of unforgettable characters – that asks: who gets to tell
our stories? Ingrid Yang is desperate to finish her PhD
dissertation on the much-lauded poet Xiao-Wen Chou and never read
about ‘Chinese-y’ things again, when she accidentally stumbles
upon a strange note in the Chou archives that she thinks may be her
ticket out of academic hell. But Ingrid has no idea that the note
will lead to an explosive secret, upending her entire life and the
lives of those around her. Her clumsy exploits to discover the
truth set off a rollercoaster of mishaps and misadventures, from
campus protests and over-the-counter drug hallucinations, to book
burnings and a movement that stinks of Yellow Peril propaganda. In
the aftermath, she’ll have to question everything, from her
relationship with her fiancé to the kind of person she dares to
be. 'The funniest novel I’ve read all year' - Aravind Adiga,
author of The White Tiger 'Fearless' - Observer 'Elaine Hsieh
Chou's pen is a scalpel' - Raven Leilani, author of Luster
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