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'Good Fortune' reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice' in early 2000s Chinatown
'Good Fortune' reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice' in early 2000s Chinatown
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2023
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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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