{"product_id":"tropic-of-orange-9781566894869","title":"Tropic of Orange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Fiercely satirical. . . . Yamashita presents [an] intricate plot with mordant wit.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A stunner. . . . An exquisite mystery novel. But this is a novel of dystopia and apocalypse; the mystery concerns the tragic flaws of human nature.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant. . . . An ingenious interpretation of social woes.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yamashita handles her eccentrics and the setting of their adventures with panache. David Foster Wallace meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrreverently juggling magical realism, film noir, hip hop, and chicanismo, \u003ci\u003eTropic of Orange\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in a Los Angeles where the homeless, gangsters, infant organ entrepreneurs, and Hollywood collide on a stretch of the Harbor Freeway. Hemmed in by wildfires, it's a symphony conducted from an overpass, grandiose, comic, and as diverse as the city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Tei Yamashita\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThrough the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, I Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnime Wong\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Coffee House Press. \u003ci\u003eI Hotel \u003c\/i\u003ewas selected as a finalist for the National Book Award and awarded the California Book Award, the American Book Award, the Asian\/Pacific American Librarians Association Award, and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren Tei Yamashita: Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of \u003ci\u003eThrough the Arc of the Rain Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrazil-Maru\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTropic of Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCircle K Cycles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnime Wong\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Coffee House Press. \u003ci\u003eI Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award and awarded the California Book Award, the American Book Award, the Asian\/Pacific American Librarians Association Award, and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award. She has been a US Artists Ford Foundation Fellow and co-holder of the University of California Presidential Chair for Feminist \u0026amp; Critical Race \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies. She is currently Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Coffee House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621047898386,"sku":"9781566894869","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15e89514-5a95-4e3c-9464-aa7f039a7a03.jpg?v=1732579736","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tropic-of-orange-9781566894869","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}