INTERIOR CHINATOWN: A NOVEL

Inspired by the author’s experience growing up as the son of Taiwanese immigrants in Southern California, this humorous and heartfelt satire of Hollywood features actor Willis Wu, who dreams of playing a “Kung Fu Guy,” yet continues to get typecast as the “Generic Asian Man.” Drawing upon his work as a screenwriter on HBO’S West World, Yu writes the novel in the form of a TV script. The result is a fun, enjoyable read with clever wordplay and inside jokes, as well as a thought-provoking critique of race, assimilation, and the roles all of us are forced to play.