Dim-sum with R.F. Kuang
R.F. Kuang will discuss Yellowface, Babel, and The Poppy War Trilogy. A Q&A and signing will follow the discussion.
Presented in partnership with the UChicago Taiwanese American Student Association and The Center for East Asian Studies
At the Theater of Ida Noyes Hall
About Yellowface: White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences... Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in a chilling and hilarious first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
About Babel: 1828. Orphan Robin Swift is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation--also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide...
About The Poppy War Trilogy: This collection features the novels in her historical military fantasy trilogy—The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning God —a complete epic inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.
About the Author: As the author of Yellowface, Babel, and The Poppy War Trilogy, R.F. Kuang draws on themes central to the Asian American experience like identity conflict, token diversity, and covert racism. Having received her MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford, she is currently pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.
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