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Stephen Hong Sohn

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Los Angeles, The United States

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Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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August 2007

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A Review of Louise Erdrich’s Python’s Kiss (Harper, 2026)

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I have a book reading buddy, Emma, who is probably one of Louise Erdrich’s biggest fans, so whenever a new one comes out, I know we are reading it! Such is also the case with Louise Erdrich’s Python’s Kiss (Harper, 2026). As you know, we have been occasionally casting attention to other identity

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	Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance by Karen Tei Yamashita, Stephen Hong Sohn (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Racial Asymmetries: Asian American Fictional Worlds 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inscrutable Belongings: Queer Asian North American Fiction 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transnational Asian American Literature: Sites and Transits by Shirley Lim (Editor), John Blair Gamber (Editor), Stephen Hong Sohn (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minor Salvage: The Korean War and Korean American Life Writings 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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