Chang-rae Lee Reads “Standings”
From The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker by The New Yorker
May 3, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
Chang-rae Lee reads his story 'Standings' from The New Yorker.
Chang-rae Lee reads his story “ Standings ,” from the May 11 & 18, 2026, issue of the magazine. Lee is the author of six novels, including “ Native Speaker ,” “ The Surrendered ,” which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in 2011, and “ My Year Abroad .” His new novel, “ A Tender Age ,” will be published in August. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Guest: Chang-rae Lee
Topics covered
- fiction
- story reading
- literature
- author interview
- new releases
Keywords
- Chang-rae Lee
- Standings
- fiction
- The New Yorker
- literature
- story reading
- A Tender Age
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The New Yorker
Books & works: Standings, Native Speaker, The Surrendered, My Year Abroad, A Tender Age
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