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'Good Fortune' reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice' in early 2000s Chinatown

'Good Fortune' reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice' in early 2000s Chinatown

FromNPR's Book of the Day


'Good Fortune' reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice' in early 2000s Chinatown

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In C.K. Chau's new novel, Good Fortune, Elizabeth Chen is highly wary of the Wong brothers who have swooped in to buy a New York City community center. But where Elizabeth sees a threat to her neighborhood, her mother sees an opportunity – and not just for their block. In today's episode, Chau speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about reframing Pride and Prejudice as an early aughts story about love and aspiration in a Cantonese American family, and how reframing certain characters as immigrants brings a whole new level to their outlook on relationships.
Released:
Aug 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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