Bad Asians by Lillian Li

Bad Asians by Lillian Li

Li is an unsparing observer of our unsparing times' Susan Choi, author of Flashlight

'A smart, engrossing, beautifully observed examination of millennial friendship, social media and generational differences' Francesca Hornak, author of So Good to See You

Diana, Justin, Errol and Vivian have been best friends for as long as they can remember. They did everything their strict parents asked: studied hard, attended good universities, only to end up back in their childhood bedrooms with no jobs in sight.

So when Grace - neighbourhood golden girl turned Harvard Law dropout - asks to make a documentary about their post-grad limbo, they agree. It's not like her little movie will ever see the light of day. Until it does. Overnight, the video goes viral, catapulting their most cringeworthy moments to internet stardom and turning private confessions into public punchlines.

Eight years later, can the video that broke them apart also bring them back together? And is it too late to build the lives they once dreamed of?

Razor-sharp and emotionally resonant, Bad Asians is a story of youth, ambition and growing up online - a moving exploration of the friendships that will always feel like home.

PRAISE FOR BAD ASIANS:

'A sharp, propulsive novel about ambition, identity, and the bonds that shape us' Weike Wang, author of Rental House

'Captures the tenderness and mess of youth. A book that reminds us how little we know about the people we treasure most' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling Days

'A wild, propulsive ride of a novel that explores the damaging spiral of social media fame with razor-sharp observations' Emma Nanami Strenner, author of The Other Heart

'A story for all the formerly "gifted and talented kids". . . offers a delightful dose of nostalgia - and an affecting interrogation of the personas we put on, both online and in real life' Katie Yee, author of Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar

Lillian Li is the author of Number One Chinese Restaurant, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Granta, and Travel + Leisure. She is from the DC metro area and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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ISBN 13	9781805337775
ISBN 10	1805337777
Title	Bad Asians
Author	Lillian Li
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pushkin Press
Year published	2026-02-12
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.