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Born January 8, 1951 in Oakland, California, Karen Tei Yamashita is a Japanese American writer and Associate Professor of Literature at University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches creative writing and Asian American literature. Her works, several of which contain elements of magic realism, include novels I Hotel (2010), Circle K Cycles (2001), Tropic of Orange (1997), Brazil-Maru (1992), and Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (1990). Tei Yamashita's novels emphasize the absolute necessity of polyglot, multicultural communities in an increasingly globalized age, even as they destabilize orthodox notions of borders and national/ethnic identity.

She has also written a number of plays, including Hannah Kusoh, Noh Bozos and O-Men which was produced by the Asian American theatre group, East West Players.

Yamashita is a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award.

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Total Books: 13
Anime Wong Fictions of Performance
Anime Wong Fictions of Performance (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781566893404
ISBN-10: 1566893402
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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BrazilMaru
Brazilmaru (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781566890007
ISBN-10: 1566890004
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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BrazilMaru
Brazilmaru (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781566890168
ISBN-10: 1566890160
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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BrazilMaru
Brazilmaru (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781566894845
ISBN-10: 1566894840
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Circle K Cycles
Circle K Cycles (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781566891080
ISBN-10: 1566891086
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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I Hotel
I Hotel (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781566892391
ISBN-10: 1566892392
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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I Hotel
I Hotel (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781566895453
ISBN-10: 1566895456
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Letters to Memory
Sansei and Sensibility
Sansei and Sensibility (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781566895781
ISBN-10: 1566895782
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Through the Arc of the Rain Forest
Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (Paperback)Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780918273826
ISBN-10: 091827382X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
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Through the Arc of the Rain Forest
Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (Audio Cassette)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781571210043
ISBN-10: 1571210040
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Tropic of Orange
Tropic of Orange (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781566890649
ISBN-10: 1566890640
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Tropic of Orange
Tropic of Orange (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781566894869
ISBN-10: 1566894867
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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