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Before “American Dirt,” There Was “The Korean Angela’s Ashes”
The “American Dirt” dustup recalls another publishing fiasco....
Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s next novel, The Evening Hero, is forthcoming in 2020 with Simon & Schuster. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Atlantic, The New York Times Book Review, The Paris Review, and others. Follow Marie on Twitter @MarieMyungOkLee. (Portrait by Kate Gavino.)