Chang-rae Lee recommends 6 tales about encountering new worlds

The author and Stanford writing professor recommends works by Henry James, Willa Cather, and more

Chang-rae Lee's new novel, My Year Abroad, follows a college student as he tries to reset after a wild junket to China. Below, the Stanford writing professor and author of Native Speaker recommends six tales about encountering new worlds.

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (1881).

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