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Chang-rae Lee Reads “Standings”
With Deborah Treisman May 3, 2026Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph by Jemimah Wei Save this story Save this story Save this story Save this story Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You Listen
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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.
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