Vauhini Vara reads an excerpt from "The Immortal King Rao," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Vauhini Vara started as a journalist, working as a technology reporter at theWall Street Journal and later launching, editing and writing for the business section of theNew Yorker’s website. Since then, her writing has also appeared inTheNew York Times Magazine, TheAtlantic, Harper’s,The New Republic, Businessweek, Fortune, and elsewhere. She is a contributor to Wired and can sometimes be foundworking as a story editor at the New York Times Magazine. She has also edited for the website of theAtlantic and for the nonprofit Fuller Project. Her debut novel,"The Immortal King Rao" (W.W. Norton), is an American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce selection, and New York Magazine’s Vulture, Esquire, Oprah Daily, the Times of India, and the Observer are among some publications that named it one of their most-anticipated books of the year. Her story collection,"This is Salvaged," is due out in 2023. ​Support Storybound by supporting our sponsors: Norton: "Fencing with the King" and "The Family Chao" are available wherever books are sold. Acorn.tv is the largest commercial free British streaming service with hundreds of exclusive shows from around the world. Try acorn.tv for free for 30 days by going to acorn.tv and using promo code Storybound. Storyworth: Save $10 on your first purchase at Storyworth.com/Storybound Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. *** This show is a part of thePodglomeratenetwork, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit thewebsiteand sign up for ournewsletterfor more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more informationon how ThePodglomeratetreats data, please see ourPrivacy Policy. Since you're listening to Storybound, you might enjoy reading, writing, and storytelling. We'd like to suggest you also try the History of Literature or Book Dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices