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E116: THE FOX WIFE Interview with Yangsze Choo

She Wore Black

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Creating Virtual Islands and Exploring Themes of Motherhood and Identity

The speakers discuss the process of designing virtual islands in Animal Crossing based on their favorite books, including a Frankenstein lab island and one inspired by 'The Fox Wife'. They also explore the themes of motherhood and identity in the book, discussing the challenges of writing historical fiction as women with limited mobility. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the narrative voice in 'The Fox Wife' and the discovery of the term 'crone lit'.

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