The New Yorker: Fiction

Gary Shteyngart Reads Weike Wang

Jan 1, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Past Podcast Readings

  • Gary Shteyngart has previously read stories by Andrea Lee and Laurie Moore on the podcast.
  • He enjoys "funny immigrant stuff" and appreciates Wang's dry humor.
INSIGHT

Humor, Guilt, and Resentment

  • Humor about immigration often involves both guilt and resentment.
  • This story explores these complexities through a Chinese-American woman navigating different cultural worlds.
ANECDOTE

Dinner with Jiayang Fan

  • Shteyngart recalls a dinner with Jiayang Fan where they discussed her "This American Life" piece.
  • Fan guessed Chinese Americans' immigration age based on phrases, highlighting immigrants' focus on these details.
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