Yellowface Summary
R.F. Kuang

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Yellowface Overview

In R. F. Kuang's novel Yellowface, first person narrator June Hayward has been jealous of her friend Athena Liu ever since she achieved success as a writer. After Athena dies one night while with June, June does the unthinkable and steals her late friend's unpublished manuscript. Publishing the text under her own name promises to give June everything she has always wanted, or so she thinks until her work is contested. Both a playful and complex narrative, Yellowface explores themes including exploitation, identity, and fame. 

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