Episode Two
Rebecca F Kuang's deliciously dark, witty thriller. June Hayward witnessed the death of her friend Athena Liu... and stole her astonishing literary manuscript at the same time.
June Hayward witnessed the traumatic death of her friend Athena Liu… but she also managed to steal her astonishing literary manuscript at the same time…
Yellowface, the bestselling novel by Rebecca F Kuang, is a darkly funny mystery with a deeply flawed narrator. June Hayward is a young white American writer whose promising debut novel is quietly sliding into insignificance. She’s intensely jealous of her friend from Yale Athena Liu, who by contrast has been wildly successful. This novel explores racism and cultural appropriation within a fast paced, sharply satirical thriller.
Reader ….. Ashleigh Haddad
Abridger ….. Robin Brooks
Producer ….. Allegra McIlroy
Yellowface is a ´óÏó´«Ã½ Books Production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds
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- Tue 16 Jul 2024 22:45´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4