Tropic of Orange

Fiction & Literature, Literary
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Author: Karen Tei Yamashita ISBN: 9781566895026
Publisher: Coffee House Press Publication: September 12, 2017
Imprint: Coffee House Press Language: English
Author: Karen Tei Yamashita
ISBN: 9781566895026
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Publication: September 12, 2017
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Language: English

“David Foster Wallace meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez” in this novel set in a dystopian Los Angeles from a National Book Award finalist (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—from an author who has received the California Book Award and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award, among other literary honors.

“Fiercely satirical . . . Yamashita presents [an] intricate plot with mordant wit.” —The 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)

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“David Foster Wallace meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez” in this novel set in a dystopian Los Angeles from a National Book Award finalist (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—from an author who has received the California Book Award and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award, among other literary honors.

“Fiercely satirical . . . Yamashita presents [an] intricate plot with mordant wit.” —The 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)

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