The novelist discusses works of fiction that draw from the people one knows—often, to controversial effect. https://www.newyorker.com/books/book-currents/daniyal-mueenuddin-on-the-uses-and-abuses-of-real-life?utm_campaign=dhvoante&utm_content=%3Cmedia_url%3E&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante