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Madeleine Thien Reads Yoko Ogawa
October 1, 2022·1 hr 10 min·5 clips
Madeleine Thien describes Yoko Ogawa's ability to bypass language and tap into fleeting, unnameable feelings.
As heard by us
A hushed Ogawa reading where cafeteria windows, schoolyard shadows, and ordinary objects turn quietly strange.
Madeleine Thien reads Yoko Ogawa's "The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain," translated by Stephen Snyder, with Deborah Treisman framing the story as one chosen out of Thien's admiration for Ogawa's elusive effects.
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