The fantasies Alexander Chee had of New York before he moved there didn’t fully prepare him for what it was like to love the city.
Alexander Chee
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The Changeling
A personal essay in which How to Write an Autobiographical Novel author Alexander Chee considers how answering the question, “What are you?” turned him into a writer.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Changeling
Alexander Chee considers the ways in which answering the question, “What are you?” turned him into a writer.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Changeling
Alexander Chee considers the ways in which answering the question, “What are you?” turned him into a writer.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Masha Gessen, Molly Osberg, T. S. Mendola, Alexander Chee, and George Murray.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Writing
The Money His Father Left Behind, and the Life it Would Start
When Alexander Chee’s father died at 43, he left behind a trust that would set the course of his son’s life.
Posted inBlog Post, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
An Unapologetic Plea for Your Help Funding More Personal Essays
Longreads’ Essays Editor on the importance of budgeting for personal narratives.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Film Critic Turned Filmmaker
Alexander Chee profiles Korean auteur Park Chan-wook.
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Park Chan-wook, the Man Who Put Korean Cinema on the Map
Novelist Alexander Chee profiles Korean director Park Chan-wook as part of T: The New York Times Style Magazine‘s “The Greats” series, which also includes six other cover profiles: Roxane Gay on hip hop artist Nicki Minaj, Hanya Yanagihara on designer Dries Van Noten, Lin Manuel Miranda on lyricist Stephen Sondheim, Manohla Dargis on actor Amy […]
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
Have Gin, Will Travel
Alexander Chee got sick the first time he drank gin. We’re glad he persevered.