Jeff Glor talks to Krys Lee about her new collection of stories, “Drifting House.”
안산콜걸 What else are you reading right now?
KL: I’m juggling a few books. In the evening before I go to bed, I’m reading Adam Johnson’s “The Orphan Master’s Son,” a novel based in North Korea. He’s a talented writer with a supple sentence and a great sense of rhythm. The research and care he’s devoted to the novel is evident. I’m also reading “The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry.” I started as a poet and return to reading poetry often, as there’s a great deal for fiction writers to learn. In the morning, I begin the day with Wallace Stevens’ “The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and Imagination.” I’m almost finished with it, so soon my mornings will begin with a galley of “The Bellwether Revivals,” a novel by a debut writer Benjamin Wood that will be out sometime in April.
JG: What’s next for you?
KL: Next will hopefully be very soon, as I am in the middle of revising my novel. It’s a novel about the dangerous journey North Koreans make from their country, through China, to a safe third country. The people who take advantage of and wield power over the refugees in their flight to safety also figure largely in the novel, as well as various characters from the West. I was originally motivated by anger as no country has been able to stand up to China, which has allowed all sorts of atrocities to happen to an unprotected group of people. This anger turned into a tenderness I felt for the main characters.
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