“Curiosity requires discipline. It’s an active act of throwing your mind at an object that deserves your attention and rising to its challenge.” In this interview for Vogue Australia, R. F. Kuang, author most recently of Katabasis (Harper Voyager, 2025), talks about how she cultivates curiosity, her artistic inspirations, and what it means to live a good life.
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