Episode Nine
Rebecca F Kuang's witty, deliciously dark thriller about white privilege and white lies. After fierce backlash, June is determined to use the controversy to reclaim her success.
After a fierce social media backlash June is determined to use the controversy to reclaim her success鈥�
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鈥檚 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 鈥�.. Ashleigh Haddad
Abridger 鈥�.. Robin Brooks
Producer 鈥�.. Allegra McIlroy
Yellowface is a 91福利社 Books Production for 91福利社 Sounds
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- Thu 25 Jul 2024 22:4591福利社 Radio 4