454: Exploring Themes of Grief and Loneliness in a Neo-Noir Speculative Novel — Interview

<p>Today, Lori is interviewing Jinwoo Chong. They’ll be talking about themes of loss and disconnection and how they relate to his book <em>Flux</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Jinwoo Chong is the author of the novel <em>Flux</em>, coming March 21, 2023 from Melville House.</p> <p dir="ltr">His work has appeared in The Southern Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, The Florida Review, CRAFT, and Salamander.<br /> <br /> He received the Oran Robert Perry Burke Award for Fiction from The Southern Review and a special mention in the 2022 Pushcart Prize anthology, as well as recognition from The Sewanee Review, Tin House and Zoetrope: All-Story.<br /> <br /> He received an MFA from Columbia University and is an editorial assistant at One Story.</p> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-29353add-7fff-4b50-df77-9f498364ccb4"><br /></strong>You can find him on his <a href="https://jinwoochong.com/">website</a> or follow him on <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jinwoochong">Twitter</a> and <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/jinwoochong">Instagram</a>.</p> <p> </p> <h3 dir="ltr">In this episode Jinwoo Chong and Lori discuss:</h3> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Immigration as synthesis.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">What it means to blend speculative fiction and neo-noir genres</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How the immigrant experience helped to shape his book.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h4 dir="ltr"><em>Plus, his #1 tip for writers.</em></h4> <p>For more info and show notes: <a href= "https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-454-jinwoo-chong" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/454</a></p>