68 pages • 2 hours read
Karen Tei YamashitaTropic of Orange
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Karen Tei Yamashita's Tropic of Orange dazzles with its vivid prose and intricate, multi-layered narrative, blending magical realism with social critique. Readers praise its bold experimentation and diverse characters but find the complex plot occasionally challenging to follow. It's celebrated for addressing critical themes such as globalization and cultural intersectionality.
Who Should Read Tropic of Orange?
Readers who enjoy Tropic of Orange by Karen Tei Yamashita are often fans of magical realism, multicultural narratives, and socio-political commentary. Similar to those who appreciate Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude and Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, they are intrigued by complex, interwoven stories that explore diverse identities and global issues.
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