In E. Y. Zhao’s debut novel Underspin, Ryan Lo is the charismatic boy king of table tennis, a master of the sport’s “millimeter margins and symmetry, jewel-toned surfaces and sound, speed and brute perseverance.” Everyone, especially his coach Kristian, knows that Ryan could be world champion someday. So why does he quit competing and wind… The post “There’s no winning your way out of the hierarchy”: An Interview with E. Y. Zhao appeared first on Chicago Review of Books.
