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Karen Yuan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Karen Yuan is a culture editor. culture editor @bonappetit

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Book Cover for: Family Meal, Bryan Washington

Family Meal

Bryan Washington
Karen YuanKaren Yuan

It’s a book that tenderly traces the tangled relationship between grief, desire, and hunger. Each meal in the book, whether a burnt biscuit or a platter of smothered chicken, has so much heft and significance.

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Vorstellung, Anonymous

Vorstellung

Anonymous
Karen YuanKaren Yuan

"In his seminal work The World as Will and Representation, Schopenhauer writes, 'Die Welt ist meine Vorstellung,' which roughly translates to 'The Pankio water bottle is but my representation.'" read @mackenzief on the cosmology of amazon product images https://t.co/s2U66ATXnU

Hardcover, 2016

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Familiar Things, Hwang Sok-Yong

Familiar Things

Hwang Sok-Yong
Karen YuanKaren Yuan

@jeremypgordon tokyo ueno station by yu miri! and familiar things by hwang sok-yong (but it's 200 pages)

Paperback, 2018

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tokyo Ueno Station (National Book Award Winner), Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station (National Book Award Winner)

Yu Miri
Karen YuanKaren Yuan

@jeremypgordon tokyo ueno station by yu miri! and familiar things by hwang sok-yong (but it's 200 pages)

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation: Volume 2, Arthur Schopenhauer

Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation: Volume 2

Arthur Schopenhauer
Karen YuanKaren Yuan

"In his seminal work The World as Will and Representation, Schopenhauer writes, 'Die Welt ist meine Vorstellung,' which roughly translates to 'The Pankio water bottle is but my representation.'" read @mackenzief on the cosmology of amazon product images https://t.co/s2U66ATXnU

Paperback, 2020

$53.00$28.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Land of Milk and Honey, C. Pam Zhang

Land of Milk and Honey

C. Pam Zhang
Karen YuanKaren Yuan

Land of Milk and Honey is a lush, sensual story that revels in food and pleasure—and, at the same time, casts light on who gets and doesn’t get the privilege of indulging in such experiences.

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