false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170211044m/43708.jpg 43708 1 This fiercely satirical, semifantastical novel ... features an Asian-American television news executive, Emi, and a Latino newspaper reporter, Gabriel, who are so focused on chasing stories they almost don't notice that the world is falling apart all around them. Karen Tei Yamashita's staccato prose works well to evoke the frenetic breeziness and monumental self-absorption that are central to their lives.-Janet Kaye, <I>The New York Times Book Review</I> 43124 1 9 1997 Tropic of Orange total:173|5:35|4:58|3:42|2:30|1:8| 173 601 230 14 2 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:59:28 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 17:07:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 16:54:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:03:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 20:12:33 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 20:13:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Mar 25 16:04:29 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 16:05:17 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 01:43:11 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 01:46:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Nov 14 12:57:59 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 13:06:15 -0800 2008 1
I can't do her story justice, but every detail is so expertly and intricately connected to every other one- and every character is somehow bound to all of the others. It's just such an ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 15:50:40 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 15:05:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 14 04:57:45 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 05:01:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Jan 30 17:54:16 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 06:26:13 -0800 2008 I was assigned Tropic of Orange in a class and found myself totally engrossed in the scewed story lines. if you like books that make you stop and think, what the ... is going on here?! Then you will LOVE this book. Great criticism on the US, media a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Dec 29 20:36:30 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 20:40:48 -0800 2007
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