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Chang-rae Lee: How I Write

Creative Writing

The Korean-American writer, whose new dystopian novel is On Such a Full Sea, speaks about his first failed book, his favorite assignment for his students, and golf.

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I understand you went to Exeter Academy. Tell me about your time there.

Vis-a-vis writing, Exeter was the place I got interested in writing. Not sure that would’ve happened at my local public high school.

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