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Kevin Kwan explores race and identity in 'Sex and Vanity' and 'Lies and Weddings'

Kevin Kwan explores race and identity in 'Sex and Vanity' and 'Lies and Weddings'

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 Today's encore episode features two interviews with Kevin Kwan, author of the Crazy Rich Asians series. First, former NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke to the writer in 2020 about Sex and Vanity, exploring identity through the lens of a biracial character and setting a new trilogy between Europe and the U.S. Then, Here & Now's Robin Young asks Kwan about his newest novel, Lies and Weddings, and his thoughts on the fascination with wealth and power in literature.

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