

A novel by Interior ChinatownA novel by Charles Yu

This is your chance.

You turn to Green and Turner. You say your line, remembering to do the accent. GENERIC ASIAN MAN

Okay. I help you. Oriental music plays as we SMASH TO BLACK

Willis Wu, an actor on the television show “Black and White,” longs to be cast as “Kung Fu Guy,” but is instead relegated to “Generic Asian Man” and other more minor characters. From his place on the sidelines, he has a clear view of the longstanding racism perpetrated against him and his fellow Asian-Americans, but, through love (and the law), finds a way to expand his dreams and become a key player, both in the show and in his life. Published by Pantheon on Jan. 28.