Paris Review : Patty Yumi Interview

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/tag/sorry-to-disrupt-the-peace/

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  1. MelodySeptember 10, 2017 at 9:41 PM

    Thanks for sharing. I like the idea of combining autobiography with fiction for an anti-memoir... Interesting that she had a disclaimer on the book jacket.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2017 at 7:17 PM

    I like the description "curdled realism."

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