Tropic of Orange
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ISBN: 1566890640 / Publisher: Coffee House Press, September 1997
An apocalypse of race, class, and culture, fanned by the media and the harsh L.A. sun.
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<div>This fiercely satirical, semifantastical novel ... features an Asian-American television news executive, Emi, and a Latino newspaper reporter, Gabriel, who are so focused on chasing stories they almost don't notice that the world is falling apart all around them. Karen Tei Yamashita's staccato prose works well to evoke the frenetic breeziness and monumental self-absorption that are central to their lives.-Janet Kaye, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></div>
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