Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu
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Interior Chinatown
by Charles Yu
Published
2020
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pages
288
ISBN-13
9780307907196
Description
**A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play.** Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he’s merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where *Black and White*, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He’s a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy—the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Or is it? After stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he’s ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, exploring the themes of pop culture, assimilation, and immigration—*Interior Chinatown* is Charles Yu’s most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Interior Chinatown?
This edition of Interior Chinatown has approximately 288 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Interior Chinatown?
For most readers, Interior Chinatown typically takes between 6h 0m and 4h 0m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 72,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 48m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 10 days • Estimated word count: 72,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Interior Chinatown?
The estimated word count for Interior Chinatown is approximately 72,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?
Interior Chinatown was written by Charles Yu.
When was Interior Chinatown published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2020. The original work may have been published on a different date.