Author SPOTLIGHT: ELAINE HSIEH CHOU

Rankin profiles author Elaine Hsieh Chou, highlighting her satire of campus politics, Disorientation. The novel is told from the perspective of lngrid Yang, a Ph.D. student who, after dedicating years to researching a Chinese American poet, discovers that he's actually a white man in yellowface...

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Published inEntertainment weekly no. 1629/1630; p. 31
Main Author Rankin, Seija
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IAC 01.04.2022
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Chou, Elaine Hsieh
Novels
Personal profiles
Social criticism & satire
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Summary:Rankin profiles author Elaine Hsieh Chou, highlighting her satire of campus politics, Disorientation. The novel is told from the perspective of lngrid Yang, a Ph.D. student who, after dedicating years to researching a Chinese American poet, discovers that he's actually a white man in yellowface. As she spirals into an investigative hole, she notices worrying elements of her own life: Her academic adviser is a conspiracy theorist, her white fiance is a fetishist, her university is full of book burners.
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ISSN:1049-0434
2169-3188