The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker cover image

Madeleine Thien Reads Yoko Ogawa

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Exploring the Fictional World and Characters

The speakers analyze the author's ability to create an imagined world and discuss the narrator's character and prospects of a happy marriage. They also discuss the ending and its positive tone despite not being a fairytale ending, while giving an introduction to Yoko Ogawa and Madeleine Thien's notable works.

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