British Book Award for Best Novel of the Year
Books of the Year by Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, NPR, The New York Times, and Time Magazine
The story starts with "plagiarism" which violates morality and law, and directly faces the sensitive issue of "cultural appropriation".
As a Chinese American writer, she hides behind white characters and rethinks the definition of success through the bizarre stories in the publishing industry. How much is justice worth? If we are supposed to write about ourselves, can we speak for others? How to define the nature and boundaries of creation?
Paperback/384 pages