Literary Friction - Immigrants With Julianne Pachico

Literary Friction

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4.9 • 593 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It seems the Western world has begun to eat itself, so in defiance, this month we bring you a show celebrating the rich diversity of immigrants in literature. From Vladamir Nabokov to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, immigrant writers have been getting the job expertly done for a very long time. Our guest is Julianne Pachico, a Colombian-American writer whose debut book The Lucky Ones is a collection of linked stories set in Colombia and New York. Just push play to hear Julianne's take on the immigrant writer's experience, our thoughts on the immigrant literary narrative, and all the usual recommendations. At least in literature our borders can remain open!

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0:00.0	Welcome to Literary Friction. I'm Carrie Plitt here as always with my co-host Octavia Bright. Hi, Octavia.
0:18.3	Hi, Carrie. Welcome back from hell. It was hell, but I'm back.
0:22.6	How are you feeling? I feel amazing. I've never felt more powerful in my whole life.
0:26.4	Okay, great. Well, good way to start the show. Donald Trump may be building a wall,
0:31.8	but today we at literary friction are throwing open our doors and letting the masses in,
0:36.1	at least metaphorically.
0:40.7	Yes, it's a show about immigrants and how they get the job done.
0:42.5	Do you know what that's a reference from?
0:43.0	No.
0:44.1	It's Hamilton the musical.
0:45.9	Sorry, I got to throw it in.
0:50.7	From Vladimir Nabokov to Chimamanda Negosi Adichi.
0:56.4	As usual, our theme is inspired by our guest today, Julian Pachico, whose debut book,
1:00.7	The Lucky Ones, is a collection of link short stories set in Columbia and New York. Octavia,
1:05.7	do you want to introduce Julianne, who's sitting here with us. Hi. Hi, Julianne. Yeah, I'm going to embarrass you now by reading how great you are. For Carrie, Carrie, so Carrie, Julian Julia Pachico grew up in Cali, Colombia and lived there until
1:13.6	she was 18.
1:15.6	She's currently completing a PhD in creative writing at the University of East Anglia in England,
1:20.6	and her story Honey Bunny appeared in The New Yorker, and two of her stories have been anthologized
1:24.6	in Best British Short Stories 2015.
1:26.6	So pretty great. Yes, great. We'll be interviewing Julianne the time. of her stories have been anthologized in Best British Short Stories 2015.
1:27.5	So pretty great.
1:28.5	Yes, great.
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