PHILLY — Nick, 26, lives in Los Angeles, where he writes and teaches. He first read My Brilliant Friend"a few months ago." I read it over the past fortnight, finishing it moments before this conversation. Elena Ferrante is a pseudonym; and while there is considerable debate about her "real" identity, it has been inferred, based on her interviews and letters, that she "is a mother, and is not now married."
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LOS ANGELES — Takako is a Waldorf teacher living in L.A. She first read Almost Transparent Blue while a student at Tokyo Daigaku, at twentyish. I first read it (tr. Nancy Andrew) maybe a month ago and have reread it since. Ryu Murakami was born (1952) and raised in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. He wrote Almost Transparent Blue while studying sculpture at Musashino Art University in Tokyo.
CLARK PARK — Charlotte, 24, is an herbalist living in Philadelphia. She first read The Argonauts this past winter and How Should A Person Be? this past spring. I first read the Argonauts last Fall and How Should A Person Be? maybe three years ago, and twice since. Maggie Nelson (b. 1973) lives with her partner Harry and their child. Sheila Heti is the creator of Trampoline Hall, a lecture series.
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