Karen Tei Yamashita Books in Order
Karen Tei Yamashita has written 13 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (1990) and the newest is Questions 27 & 28 (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1990–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,417 in 4 of 13 books
Karen Tei Yamashita is an American writer, born January 8, 1951. The catalogue records 13 books from Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (1990) to Questions 27 & 28 (2026). Subjects on the books include Asian Americans, Brazilians, Japanese, immigrants, ethnicity, Los Angeles and the 1960s. Other titles are Brazil-Maru (1992), Tropic of Orange (1997), I Hotel (2010) and Letters to Memory (2017).
How many Karen Tei Yamashita books are there?
Karen Tei Yamashita has 13 books, released between 1990 and 2026.
Karen Tei Yamashita Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Karen Tei Yamashita books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Through the Arc of the Rain Forest1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 2Brazil-Maru1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 3Tropic of Orange1997 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/419972641/4
- 4Circle K Cycles2001 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/420011471/4
- 5I Hotel2010 · 613 pages · confirmed 1/420106131/4
- 61970: "I" Hotel2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 7Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance2014 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/420143931/4
- 81974: I-Migrantla2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 91968: Eye Hotella2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 10Letters to Memory2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 11Sansei and Sensibility2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 12Dark Soil: Fictions and Mythographies2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 13Questions 27 & 282026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Karen Tei Yamashita books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
13 books13 Karen Tei Yamashita titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Karen Tei Yamashita books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 13 Karen Tei Yamashita books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Karen Tei Yamashita
Start with Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Karen Tei Yamashita book?
Questions 27 & 28 (2026) is the newest Karen Tei Yamashita book released so far.
Is there a new Karen Tei Yamashita book coming?
No next Karen Tei Yamashita book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Karen Tei Yamashita has won
Wikidata records 5 awards for Karen Tei Yamashita. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters2021Won
- American Book Awards2011Won
- Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature2011Won
- Asian American Literary Awards2011Won
- Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize1990Won
Karen Tei Yamashita at a glance
- Still publishing
- Karen Tei Yamashita published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Karen Tei Yamashita books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,417 pages across the 4 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Karen Tei Yamashita books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Karen Tei Yamashita books are about
5 of the 13 Karen Tei Yamashita books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 1 of 5 books
- Asian Americans 1 of 5 books
- Brazilians 1 of 5 books
- Civil rights movements 1 of 5 books
- Ethnicity 1 of 5 books
- FICTION / Asian American 1 of 5 books
- FICTION / Literary 1 of 5 books
- Political fiction 1 of 5 books
- Immigrants 1 of 5 books
- Interpersonal relations 1 of 5 books
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
- Japan 1 of 5 books