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- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anytime an African-American writes an unconventional novel, the writer gets compared to Ellison. But that's O.K. I am working in the African-American literary tradition. That's my aim and what I see as my mission.
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My mom's mother was from Virginia, but I don't feel much of a tie. I'm very much anti-South for many, many reasons. Whenever I go down there, people are always looking at me funny, you know.
- Establishing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of any book is establishing the rules at the end of the world. My first book, 'The Intuitionist,' takes place in an alternative world where elevator inspectors are important, so you have to establish rules, and part of that is, How do people talk? How do they behave?
- Most
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Most of my books have always worked through juxtaposition, jumping through different point of views and time.
- Black
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'Driving while black' was taught to me at a young age.
- Black
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Schools don't teach American history that well, especially a lot of black American history.
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I was sort of a miserable teenager.
- Book
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I wrote a book of essays about New York called 'The Colossus of New York,' but it's not about - you know, when I'm writing about rush hour or Central Park, it's not a black Central Park, it's just Central Park, and it's not a black rush hour, it's just rush hour.
- Different Ideas
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I like to explore different ideas of race, how the concept of race has evolved in the country. It's one thing I enjoy talking about, but I don't feel compelled to talk about it.
- Books
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A lot of my books have started with an abstract premise.
- Me
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I always try to mix it up with each book - changing tone, changing style keeps the work very vital for me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people don't like my fiction, because they prefer the nonfiction. But moving around keeps the work fresh for me and, hopefully, for my one or two readers who follow me from book to book!
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a teacher; I'm not a historian. I'm trying to create a world for my characters.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, choosing between fiction and nonfiction is really only about picking the right tool for the job.
- Darkness
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a joke is a form of truth-telling. A good joke that's absurd contains elements of our daily darkness and also a possibility to escape that darkness. So, for me, humor is an attempt to capture everyday tragedy and everyday hopeful moments that we experience all of the time.
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