From the acclaimed author ofNumber One Chinese Restaurantcomes an affecting novel about an unforgettable group of friends trying to make their way in the world without losing themselves, or one another.
Diana, Justin, Errol, and Vivian were always told that success is guaranteed by following a simple checklist. They worked hard, got A's, and attended a good universityonly to graduate into the Great Recession of 2008. Now, despite their newly minted degrees, theyre unemployed and stuck again under their parents roofs in a hypercompetitive Chinese American community. So when Graceonce the neighborhood golden child, now a Harvard Law School dropoutasks to make a documentary about the crew, they agree. Its not like her little movie will ever see the light of day.
But then the video,Bad Asians, goes viral on an up-and-coming media platform (YouTube, anyone?). Suddenly, millions of people know them as cruel caricatures, each full of pent-up frustrations with the others. And after a desperate attempt at spin control further derails their plans for the lives theyd always imagined, the friends must face harsh truths about themselves and coming of age in the new millennium.
Lillian Lis novel wryly captures a generation shaped by the rise of the internet and the end of the American dream. An epic tale of friendship and family,Bad Asiansasks, Can the same people who made you who you are end up keeping you from who youre meant to be?
Lillian Liis the author of
Number One Chinese Restaurant, which was long-listed for the Womens Prize for Fiction and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her work has been featured in
The New York Times,
Granta, and
Travel + Leisure. She is from the DC metro area and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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