PinnedXi ChenWelcome to My Profile! These are My Best Stories:Scroll down for my latest stories.·1 min read·Jun 17, 2021----
Xi CheninPhysician WriterHow the NYT “Kidney Story” Became the Literary Scandal of the YearOn plagiarism and our response to conflicts between writers.·6 min read·Oct 7, 2021--2--2
Xi CheninBooks Are Our SuperpowerThe Power of Philosophical FictionOn Clarice Lispector’s 1977 masterpiece, “The Hour of the Star.”·3 min read·Sep 27, 2021----
Xi CheninBooks Are Our SuperpowerWhy We Should Read Japanese EssaysExploring the genre of “zuihitsu” and what it reveals about life writing.·4 min read·Sep 11, 2021--3--3
Xi CheninPhysician WriterHow I Ruined My LifeAnd what shame taught me about writing and work.·7 min read·Aug 25, 2021----
Xi CheninLiterally LiteraryThe Crying BookHow poet Heather Christle’s book of tears helped me navigate grief.·5 min read·Aug 4, 2021----
Xi CheninBooks Are Our SuperpowerThis is Every Novel by Toni Morrison, RankedReflecting on her eleven novels, and what they taught me about reading.·13 min read·Jul 29, 2021----
Xi CheninLiterally LiteraryWhat “Miss Lonelyhearts” Teaches Us About How To LiveAnalyzing Nathaniel West’s masterpiece and our collective, existential nightmare.·14 min read·Jul 14, 2021----
Xi CheninPhysician WriterWhy “Dover Beach” is a Famous PoemExploring faith and doubt in Matthew Arnold’s timeless stanzas.·7 min read·Jul 12, 2021----
Xi CheninPhysician WriterThe Value of Matthew Arnold’s “Literature and Dogma”On theology, and criticizing biblical language.·6 min read·Jul 11, 2021----