Inheritance & Identity: Unraveling the Past to Shape the Future
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
Central Presbyterian Church (CPC) (200 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701)
Téa Obreht, The Morningside, and Rachel Khong, Real Americans, discuss family, displacement, and the quest for identity in their latest novels. Obreht weaves a tale of a young girl in a decaying city grappling with the magical folktales of her lost homeland, meanwhile, Khong explores three generations of Chinese Americans navigating class, race, and inheritance in a fractured American landscape. Through lyrical storytelling and intimate character studies, these authors explore how our personal and ancestral pasts shape the futures we’re trying to create.
FESTIVAL FRIENDS SESSION
FESTIVAL FRIENDS SESSION
- Books: Real Americans, The Morningside
- Book Type: Fiction
- Authors: Rachel Khong, Téa Obreht
- Moderator: Deb Olin Unferth
- Book Signing: 12:30 PM at Main Signing Tent
