Today is the writer Alexander Chee’s birthday. Some years ago, he showed me his family’s jokbo—gorgeous bound genealogical books. The dandy with the flower above is one of his ancestors, and the resemblance to Chee delights me. In his most recent book,
Nothing Destroys a Family Like an Inheritance
Nothing Destroys a Family Like an Inheritance
Nothing Destroys a Family Like an Inheritance
Today is the writer Alexander Chee’s birthday. Some years ago, he showed me his family’s jokbo—gorgeous bound genealogical books. The dandy with the flower above is one of his ancestors, and the resemblance to Chee delights me. In his most recent book,