![]() ![]() At one point, Willis describes his father as “a leading man trapped in the body of an extra.” Why does it upset him to watch his father transition to the role of “Old Asian Man”?.Were there moments where the artifice of the story stood out to you? ![]() The book is written as a story within another work of fiction, interweaving the plot of a cop show with the experiences of Willis as an actor.What did you make of the structure of the story, written as a teleplay?.Have you experienced similar tensions in your own life? Throughout the book, Willis Wu feels torn between his own identity and the roles he is pressured to fill as an Asian American actor.WARNING: Spoiler alert on questions further down You can also submit your own questions for Charles Yu on our Google form. Learn more about the book club here.īelow are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Our February 2021 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown.” Become a member of the Now Read This book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. ![]()
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