Andrea Schulz became my editor in 2009. Alexander Chee andreaeditorschulz Change image and share on social
I had first come to Berlin in 1990, on a search for someplace to live besides the United States. Alexander Chee berlinlivesearch Change image and share on social
It is expensive to live in hotels, even cheap ones - more expensive than renting. Alexander Chee cheapexpensivehotel Change image and share on social
One of the things that's really important in 'Queen of the Night' is how people communicate with their clothes. Alexander Chee clothecommunicateimportant Change image and share on social
The Narrator of 'A Sport and a Pastime' is an American photographer living in a borrowed house in what he calls 'the real France,' Autun, a small town where he hopes to take some career-changing photographs in the spirit of Atget. Alexander Chee americanatgetautun share on social
My singing voice had rescued me from the scene I was in at school - I was an unpopular, bookish kid who had an indeterminate ethnic background. I became fascinated with women sopranos because they had a future that I didn't as a singer. Alexander Chee backgroundbookishethnic share on social
The day in 2011 that I went to the office of the city clerk in lower Manhattan with my partner Dustin to register for our domestic partnership was coincidentally also the first day same-sex partners were allowed to register for marriage in the state of New York. Alexander Chee allowcityclerk share on social
I sat down to try to write 'Edinburgh,' an autobiographical novel, and that took five years to write and two years to sell. Alexander Chee autobiographicaledinburghsell Change image and share on social
By the 1880s, English translations of both the French and the Russian editions were available, and Americans began to read 'War and Peace.' Alexander Chee 1880samericanbegin Change image and share on social
When I left the state of Maine for college, I met my first really rich friends, and I discovered summer could be a verb. Alexander Chee collegediscoverfriend Change image and share on social
