I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita audiobook

I Hotel

By Karen Tei Yamashita
Read by various narrators

Recorded Books, Inc.

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781664402386

  • ISBN: 9781664510210

  • ISBN: 9781664657182

Runtime: 22.37 Hours
Category: Fiction/Literary
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

A 2010 National Book Award Finalist

Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award

Winner of the 2010 California Gold Medal for Literature

A 2010 Washington Post Best Book for Fiction

A 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Best Book for Fiction

Karen Tei Yamashita has been honored with the American Book Award and Janet Heidinger Kafka Award. A stunning portrait of Asian Americans in 1960s and '70s San Francisco, I Hotel is a remarkable collection of 10 related novellas. Touching on such topics as Japanese internment camps and the Marcos dictatorship, the book presents readers with characters of rich design. "[T]his powerful, deeply felt, and impeccably researched fiction is irresistibly evocative and overwhelming in every sense."-Publishers Weekly, starred review

Reviews

Reviews

Author

Author Bio: Karen Tei Yamashita

Author Bio: Karen Tei Yamashita

Karen Tei Yamashita is one of the foremost writers of her generation, receving praise from such publications as the Los Angeles Times and New York Times. I Hotel, which took over a decade to write and research, is considered her magnum opus. She has won many awards, including an American Book Award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Award. A California native who has also lived in Brazil and Japan, she teaches at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she received the Chancellor’s Award for Diversity in 2009.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Literary
Runtime: 22.37
Audience: Adult
Language: English