In February\, we will be discussing In terior Chinatown by Charles Yu.
\nWillis Wu doesn't perceive hi mself as the protagonist in his own life: he&rsquo\;s merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or e ven 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 re staurant\, where Black and White\, a procedural cop show\, is in perpetual production. He&rsquo\;s a bit player here\, too\, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy&mdash\;the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Or is it? After stumbling into the spotlight\, Willis finds hi mself launched into a wider world than he&rsquo\;s ever known\, discoverin g not only the secret history of Chinatown\, but the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal\, exploring the theme s of pop culture\, assimilation\, and immigration.
\nPrint copies of Interior Chinatown will be available to check out at the North E dison Branch on reserve for book club members approximately four weeks bef ore this book club meeting. Digital copies may be available to check out v ia \;Libby and Hoopla. For more title availability\, please visit our& nbsp\;online catalog.
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