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"Exploring the Complexities of Yellowface in R.F. Kuang's Novel"

In "Yellowface," R.F. Kuang satirizes the publishing industry with a tale of a struggling writer who passes off her recently deceased friend's book as her own. The novel is a breezy and propulsive read, a satirical literary thriller that's enjoyable and uncomfortable in equal measure. It's also the most granular critique of commercial publishing in fiction, and seeing the cruel, indifferent vagaries of one's industry so ably skewered is viciously satisfying.