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Esmé Weijun Wang

Posted inNonfiction

The Unreliable Reader

by Wei Tchou April 4, 2019April 21, 2023

In Esmé Weijun Wang’s book of personal essays, “The Collected Schizophrenias,” it’s the reader, not the writer, who is an unreliable narrator.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes

How Do You Get Help When No One Believes You?

by michelleweber February 12, 2019October 19, 2022

“Asylum” technically means “a place of safety or refuge,” but that’s not now many psychiatric in-patients experience their time on psych wards.

Thailand Cave Rescue
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Shannon Gormley, Jasmine Sanders, Esmé Weijun Wang, Kevin T. Baker, and Gabrielle Bellot.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Chimayó

by Longreads January 24, 2019October 19, 2022

Esmé Weijun Wang discovers a new interpretation of faith while on two kindred pilgrimages: one to find an accurate medical diagnosis, one to a sacred site in New Mexico.

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