A novel by Karen Tei Yamashita, with an introduction by Sesshu Foster
September 5, 2017 6 x 9 256 pages 978-1-56689-486-9
An apocalypse of race, class, and culture fanned by the media and the harsh L.A. sun.
Irreverently juggling magical realism, film noir, hip-hop, and chicanismo,Tropic of Orangetakes 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, its a symphony conducted from an overpass: grandiose, comic, and as diverse as the city itself.
About the Author
Karen Tei Yamashita is the author ofLetters to Memory,Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, I Hotel,andAnime Wong,all published by Coffee House Press.I Hotelwas 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.