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    Sheltering: Sopan Deb on the Privilege of Desire

    by The Virtual Book Channel May 06, 2020 1 minute
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    On this episode of Sheltering, Maris Kreizman speaks with Sopan Deb about his new memoir, Missed Translations. The book is centered around his estrangement with his parents, their reconnection, and learning his parents’ stories in a way Deb had never truly known. Deb talks about what it was like not knowing anything about his parents even while he grew up with them, how thankful he is for his wife’s support, doing virtual comedy, and the privileges he was allotted even when he couldn’t see them. One of Deb’s favorite bookstores is the Book Club Bar; please purchase Missed Translations from their online store, or through Bookshop.

    From the episode:

    Sopan Deb: My parents just couldn’t understand where I was coming from, because they didn’t have the freedom to think about desires. They aspired to survive, and I aspired to do more: to live. And I think that’s a distinction that many people our age and below us don’t realize.

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