Angela Qian, Author at The Millions

Essays

On Idols, Jay Gatsby, and Other Forms of Faith

Angela Qian - 3.27.2018

Part of the power of icons is how much we want, despite all the evidence and common sense given to the contrary, the myths we imbue them with to be real. If only, if only the possibilities were true.

Angela Qian - 3.27.2018

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Reviews

Ms. Lonely: Olivia Laing in the Lonely City

Angela Qian - 4.4.2016

At the end of 'The Lonely City,' Laing does not offer up novel “answers,” either to her own loneliness or the reader’s; it’s not clear, even, whether the book feels loneliness is a problem to be solved.

Angela Qian - 4.4.2016

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Essays

My First Book: Adventures in Learning to Read Japanese

Angela Qian - 12.29.2015 | 2

All readers are familiar with the sensation of falling into a book. By their very nature, books invite you to immerse yourself in the world they have constructed. When it comes to a book in another language, however, such immersion feels both familiar and alien.

Angela Qian - 12.29.2015 | 2

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Essays

Losing Yourself: What The Secret History Tells Us About the Liberal Arts

Angela Qian - 9.27.2013 | 9

We are told the liberal arts are a way of experiencing life; we are told the schools and institutions that teach the humanities to students are not merely teaching texts but fostering great citizens and empathetic human beings. From these descriptions, the liberal arts seem like a kind of magic medicine that will make you smarter, cooler, better.

Angela Qian - 9.27.2013 | 9

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