R. F. Kuang on seeing herself in Yellowface
- Author
- Rakuten Kobo
- Published
- Wed 06 Mar 2024
- Episode Link
- https://koboinconversation.libsyn.com/r-f-kuang-on-seeing-herself-in-yellowface
Nathan spoke with R. F. Kuang, author of the epic historical fantasy trilogy The Poppy War, as well as the 2022 novel, also a work of historical fantasy called Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution.
R. F. Kuang’s latest novel is Yellowface. It’s the story of June Hayward and Athena Liu, a pair of writers on the rise—one of whom is rising significantly faster than the other, until a fatal freak accident leaves the survivor holding an unfinished manuscript and facing a very tempting proposition.
