Yellowface

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The new book from the no. 1 New York Times and no. 2 Sunday Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang

A riot PANDORA SYKES

Razor-sharp TIME

A wild ride STYLIST

Darkly comic GQ

Satirical and humorous COSMOPOLITAN
Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody.

White lies
When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.

Dark humour
But as evidence threatens Junes stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.

Deadly consequences
What happens next is entirely everyone elses fault.

Reviews

A riot PANDORA SYKES

Hotly tipped satire of white privilege and identity GUARDIAN

Razor-sharp TIME

Intriguing ELLE

The beginning of a fantastic career GABRIELLE ZEVIN in the OBSERVER

Tackles identity politics, toxic friendships, and cultural appropriation with razor-sharp humour and pace BBC CULTURE, Books of 2023

A thrilling piece of literary fiction that is sure to keep you engaged and wanting more HUFFINGTON POST

A darkly comic thriller GQ

A wild ride STYLIST

A spiky, snarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege NIKKI MAY

Incredibly, brilliantly entertaining What a treat CHARLOTTE PHILBY

A funny, engrossing read about what people do when they reckon they can get away with it ERIN KELLY

A wild ride. Darkly funny, it tackles cancel culture and cultural appropriation with razor sharp wit LOUISE ONEILL

A remarkable and incendiary novel WIZ WHARTON

A darkly satirical thriller about greed, truth, identity, and art PENG SHEPHERD

One of the most transfixing novels Ive read in ages ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS

With razor-sharp wit and timely observations, Kuangs next novel is sure to be one you cant put down GAL-DEM

Satirical and humorous COSMOPOLITAN

I was gasping out loud Once I started reading YELLOWFACE I couldnt stop until I finished it, less than 24 hours later. Rebecca is a literary force to be reckoned with GEORGINA LAWTON

Expertly plays with satire and nuance POPSUGAR

A terrific tale of literary rivalry, plagiarism and cultural appropriation IRISH INDEPENDENT

The thriller everyone is going to be talking about GRAZIA

A provocative title for what promises to be an equally provocative read THE HERALD

This acute, fast-paced publishing satire will have literary insiders nodding in recognition and outsiders gasping in shock THE BOOKSELLER, Editors Choice

Author Bio

Rebecca F. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, Chinese-English translator, and the Astounding Award-winning and the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of the Poppy War trilogy and the forthcoming Babel. Her work has won the Crawford Award and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.