Kevin Chong on The Double Life of Benson Yu, and what happens when you try and fail to write a memoir

The Canadian author's latest book tells the story of a writer who loses control of his own narrative

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Caption: The Double Life of Benson Yu is a book by Kevin Chong. (Simon & Schuster, Iris Chia)

Media Audio | Q : Kevin Chong on "The Double Life of Benson Yu" and what happens when you try and fail to write a memoir

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Vancouver writer Kevin Chong is back with his seventh book. This time, he's written a metafiction about a comic book writer struggling to come to terms with a past trauma. He talks to Q(external link)'s Tom Power about the story, and what inspired him to write his darkest book ever.
The full interview with Kevin Chong is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power(external link). Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Kevin Chong produced by Ben Edwards.

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