The New Yorker: Fiction

Weike Wang Reads Lara Vapnyar

Apr 1, 2021

01:00:42

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Weike Wang

Lara Vapnyar

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Introduction

2min

The Immigrant Experience

2min

Katanya by Lara Vapnyar

3min

The Imperfection of a Father Doll

5min

The Shame of Being Excluded From the Elite Group of Children Who Have Fathers

1min

The Importance of Ingenuity

4min

The Pathos of Freedom

4min

The Importance of Rest

2min

The Father Doll

4min

10.

The Unforgiving Face of Tanya

2min

11.

The Pain of a Divorce

4min

12.

Tanya's Chicken Coop

3min

13.

Katanya by Laura Vapnyar

2min

14.

Katya and Tanya: A Story About Dolls

2min

15.

The Competition Between Tanya and Katya

2min

16.

The Battle for the Father Doll

2min

17.

The Power of Hitting Tonya

2min

18.

The Layers of Storytelling

2min

19.

How Lara Vapnyar Manages to Pack So Much In

2min

20.

The Importance of Being Self-Aware

2min

21.

The Unexpected Victory of Katja

2min

22.

Do You Remember Katanya?

2min

23.

Lara Vafnir's Daughters

2min

24.

The Immigrant Experience

3min

Weike Wang joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Katania,” by Lara Vapnyar, which appeared in a 2013 issue of the magazine. Wang's first novel, “Chemistry,” won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 2018.

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