'Good Fortune' reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice' in early 2000s Chinatown

In C.K. Chau's new novel, Good Fortune , Elizabeth Chen is highly wary of the Wong brothers who have swooped in to buy a New York City community center. But where Elizabeth sees a threat to her neighborhood, her mother sees an opportunity – and not just for their block. In today's episode, Chau speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about reframing Pride and Prejudice as an early aughts story about love and aspiration in a Cantonese American family, and how reframing certain characters as immigrants brings a whole new level to their outlook on relationships. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy