Whereas fiction is a continual discovery of what one wants to say, what one feels, what one means, and is, in that sense, a performance art, biography requires different skills - research and organization. Edmund White artbiographycontinual share on social
I can think of no other writer who so thoroughly embodies the Jamesian spirit as Alison Lurie. Like him she can excavate all the possibilities of a theme. Like his, her books seem long, unbroken threads, seamless progressions of effects. Edmund White alisonbookeffect share on social
Nothing lasts in New York. The life that is lived there, however, is as intense as it gets. Edmund White intenselastlife Change image and share on social
It's true that Paris is made up of equal parts of social conservatism and anarchic experimentation, but foreigners never quite know where to place the moral accent mark. Edmund White accentanarchicconservatism Change image and share on social
Fiction is the thing I esteem most in my own work; I feel that, even if it's no good, only I could have written those books. Edmund White bookesteemfeel Change image and share on social
There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement. Edmund White agebackclose share on social