Charles Yu – författare & böcker

Third Class Superhero

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

291 kr

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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

254 kr

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Interior Chinatown

A Novel

AvCharles Yu

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

348 kr

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Interior Chinatown

A Novel (National Book Award Winner)

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

198 kr

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2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER

"One of the funniest books of the year. . . . A delicious, ambitious Hollywood satire." -The Washington Post

Soon to be a Hulu series: from the infinitely inventive author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play.

Willis Wu doesn't perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he's merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He's a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy-the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Or is it?

After stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he's ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, exploring the themes of pop culture, assimilation, and immigration-Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu's most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet.

"Fresh and beautiful. . . . Interior Chinatown represents yet another stellar destination in the journey of a sui generis author of seemingly limitless skill and ambition." -The New York Times Book Review

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

AvCharlie Jane Anders,Lesley Nneka Arimahm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

263 kr

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Interior Chinatown NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

119 kr

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*WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**NOW A HULU/DISNEY+ TV SERIES*A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play.Willis Wu doesn't perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he's merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in Chinatown and enters the Golden Palace restaurant where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He's a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy—the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Or is it?After stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he's ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but also the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu's most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet.Goodreads 10 Books that 'Disrupted' the Literary Status QuoWHAT READERS ARE SAYING“What a clever, clever book this is!”–Regina on Goodreads“Truly unique.”–Kevin on Amazon“*inhales sharply* *screams* This book makes me feel seen.”–Sofia on Goodreads“Thoughtful, moving, and just hilarious.”–Charles on Netgalley“Absolutely loved this book.”–Andres on Amazon“An emotional roller coaster.”–Ellen on Amazon

Third Class Superhero

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

142 kr

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Moisture Man, the hero of “Third Class Superhero”, is tired of watching his former classmates kick ass and claim their secret hideouts while he struggles to maintain his good-guy accreditation. Someday soon he’ll have to decide whose side he’s really on, and how far he’s willing to push the panels of his storyline. Meanwhile, in "401(k)", a young, upwardly-mobile couple attempt to navigate their way through a world of pure advertising, with hopes of attaining the Pretty Good Life. And in "The Man Who Became Himself", a successful executive is terrified to find himself becoming trapped inside his own body. Through these eleven stories, Charles Yu explores issues of identity, time and being in an age of dislocation. Heartbreaking, hilarious, smart, surprising, Third Class Superhero marks the arrival of an impressive new talent.

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

129 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

Brimming with alternative universes, futuristic landscapes and gleeful metaphysics... Yu's spirit of invention is infectious. - Sunday TimesHighly inventive and hilarious - The Times_______________________________________________________________________________________With only TAMMY - a slightly tearful computer with self-esteem issues - a software boss called Phil - Microsoft Middle Manager 3.0 - and an imaginary dog called Ed for company, fixing time machines is a lonely business and Charles Yu is stuck in a rut. He's spent the better part of a decade navel-gazing, spying on 39 different versions of himself in alternate universes (and discovered that 35 of them are total jerks). And he's kind of fallen in love with TAMMY, which is bad because she doesn't have a module for that. With all that's on his mind, perhaps it's no surprise that when he meets his future self, he shoots him in the stomach. And that's a beginner's mistake for a time machine repairman. Now he's stuck in a time loop, going in circles forever. All he has, wrapped in brown paper, is the book his future self was trying to press into his hands. It's called How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. And he's the author. And somewhere inside it is the information that could save him.

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Fabel

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Svenska, 2018

110 kr

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Varje liv är en berättelse. I Fabel låter Charles Yu en man skildra sin svåra livssituation genom den klassiska sagoformen, och i en skicklig väv av metaforer tonar ett tragiskt livsöde fram. Det är underfundigt och gripande och får oss att fråga: Är det möjligt att återta kontrollen över sitt liv genom att bli berättare i sin egen historia?

Charles Yu (f 1976 i USA) är jurist och författare. Hans första novellsamling gavs ut 2006 och hans debutroman från 2010 utsågs till en av årets böcker av Time Magazine. Många av hans noveller har kommit ut i litterära tidskrifter, och bland dem finns Fabel som ursprungligen publicerades i The New Yorker (2016). Charles Yu är även manusförfattare till tv-serier som Westworld och Here and Now.

Interior Chinatown NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES

AvCharles Yu

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

162 kr

Tillfälligt slut

*WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**NOW A HULU/DISNEY+ TV SERIES*A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play.Willis Wu doesn't perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he's merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet every day, he leaves his tiny room in Chinatown and enters the Golden Palace restaurant where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He's a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy—the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. Or is it?After stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he's ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but also the buried legacy of his own family. Infinitely inventive and deeply personal, Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu's most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet.Goodreads 10 Books that 'Disrupted' the Literary Status QuoWHAT READERS ARE SAYING“What a clever, clever book this is!”–Regina on Goodreads“Truly unique.”–Kevin on Amazon“*inhales sharply* *screams* This book makes me feel seen.”–Sofia on Goodreads“Thoughtful, moving, and just hilarious.”–Charles on Netgalley“Absolutely loved this book.”–Andres on Amazon“An emotional roller coaster.”–Ellen on Amazon

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Charles Yu – författare

Third Class Superhero

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

Interior Chinatown

Interior Chinatown

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

Interior Chinatown NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES

Third Class Superhero

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

Fabel

Interior Chinatown NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES

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