(Originally broadcast on February 19, 2021)
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Today, on this archive edition of Midday, Tom Hall speaks with the award-winning writer, Chang-rae Lee. He is the author of six novels. The Surrendered, which he published in 2008, was a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Another book, On Such a Full Sea,was a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the winner of the Heartland Fiction Prize.
His latest novel is a stunning, wild tale whose protagonist is a 20-year-old, somewhat aimless college student from New Jersey named Tiller Bardmon. The book is a collection of Tiller’s reflections on the relationships he has with a charismatic businessman, and later, a young mother and her son. It’s called My Year Abroad.
Tom spoke with Chang-rae Lee on Zoom.