Katie Kitamura, acclaimed author of A Separation and Greenlight neighbor, joined us virtually to launch her electrifying new novel. In Intimacies, an interpreter andwoman of many languages and identities relocates to The Hague in search of a sense of home and finds herself drawn into simmering dramas of violence, political controversy, betrayal, and heartbreak. Raven Leilani (Luster)--Kitamura’s former student!--joined for a brilliant conversation about uncertainty, the residues of translation, and the mystical experience of writing as something “received”. (Recorded July 20, 2021)
