Katie Kitamura, acclaimed author of A Separation and Greenlight neighbor, joined us virtually to launch her electrifying new novel. In Intimacies, an interpreter and woman of many languages and identities relocates to The Hague in search of a sense of home and finds herself drawn into simmering dramas of violence, political controversy, betrayal, and heartbreak. Raven Leilani (Luster)--Kitamura’s former student!--joined for a brilliant conversation about uncertainty, the residues of translation, and the mystical experience of writing as something “received”.  (Recorded July 20, 2021)