Tropic of Orange
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Coffee House Press
Published:28th Sep '17
Should be back in stock very soon
An apocalypse of race, class, and culture fanned by the media and the harsh L.A. sun.
Irreverently juggling magical realism, film noir, hip-hop, and chicanismo, Tropic of Orange 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.
Praise for Tropic of Orange
“Fiercely satirical. . . . Yamashita presents [an] intricate plot with mordant wit.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A stunner. . . . An exquisite mystery novel. But this is a novel of dystopia and apocalypse; the mystery concerns the tragic flaws of human nature.” —Library Journal, starred review
“Yamashita handles her eccentrics and the setting of their adventures with panache. David Foster Wallace meets Gabriel García Márquez.” —Publishers Weekly
“Tropic of Orange is a compelling, kinetic novel with real humanity.” —Chicago Review of Books
ISBN: 9781566894869
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264 pages