Amarilla de R. F. Kuang

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Amarilla es una novela de R. F. Kuang, traducida por Patricia Henríquez Espejo y publicada por la editorial Hidra.

La novela es un rico tapiz de temas que identifica problemas sociales contemporáneos. 

El título “Amarilla” es un comentario sobre la apropiación cultural y la representación errónea de la identidad.

A través de la protagonista, la novela examina la dinámica de la industria editorial, arrojando luz sobre los desafíos que enfrentan las voces minoritarias y el impacto de la insensibilidad cultural.

Kuang utiliza su narrativa para invitar a los lectores a reflexionar sobre los límites éticos de la narración y las responsabilidades que conlleva representar culturas ajenas.

Su prosa es aguda, atractiva y provocadora de pensamientos, mezclando sin problemas la narrativa con la profundidad temática.

Biografía

Escritora y traductora chino-estadounidense, Rebecca F. Kuang nació en Cantón, China, el 29 de mayo de 1996. A los cuatro años se mudó con sus padres a Estados Unidos.

Kuang estudió Historia en la Georgetown University, formándose más adelante en Estudios Chinos y Estudios Chinos Contemporáneos en Cambridge y Oxford y doctorándose en Lenguas y Literaturas de Asia Oriental en la Universidad de Yale.

En su faceta como escritora Kuang es conocida por sus novelas de fantasía, gracias a las cuales ha sido nominada a prestigiosos premios del género como el Hugo, el Nebula, el Locus o el World Fantasy. Entre su producción se cuentan la trilogía La Guerra de la Amapola, Babel (Premio Nebula 2022) y Amarilla.

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