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| Author | Karen Tei Yamashita |
|---|---|
| Genre | Literary fiction, historical fiction |
| Publisher | Coffee House Press |
Publication date | June 1, 2010 |
| Pages | 640 |
| ISBN | 978-1566892391 |
| Preceded by | Circle K Cycles |
| Followed by | Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance |
I Hotel is a 2010 novel by Japanese American writer Karen Tei Yamashita, published by Coffee House Press. A novel about Asian American movements in the seventies, it is named after the International Hotel, a historic residential hotel in San Francisco that housed predominantly Filipino Americans in the 20th century, which is the setting for several of the book's sections.[1] The book won several awards, including an American Book Award.[2] It was reissued by Coffee House Press for its tenth anniversary in 2019, featuring an introduction by Jessica Hagedorn.[3]
- ^ Yamashita, Karen Tei (June 1, 2010). I Hotel. Coffee House Press. ISBN 978-1566892391.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Winners of the 2011 American Book Awards". Before Columbus Foundation. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Hagedorn, Jessica (October 18, 2019). "A Polyphonic Novel of Midcentury San Francisco". The Paris Review.