I can see a version of my life where it all becomes meaningless. On a good day, writing seems noble. Other times, it's narcissistic and pointless. Hari Kunzru daygoodlife Change image and share on social
In my early teens, science fiction and fantasy had an almost-total hold over my imagination. Their outcast status was part of their appeal. Hari Kunzru appealearlyfantasy Change image and share on social
There's nothing New York likes more than a thing. Or a place. Or a place that's a thing. Or a thing that happens to be a place. Hari Kunzru likeplacething Change image and share on social
I enjoy thinking myself into other times and places. I don't like some of the conventions of the 'historical novel', but I think there's a way of doing it that has a lot of merit. Hari Kunzru conventionenjoyhistorical Change image and share on social
When I try to understand somebody, create a character, I fall into them. When I think writers are telling me what to think, I get harrumphy. Hari Kunzru charactercreatefall Change image and share on social
I like moral judgment to emerge from the reader. We are being sold a very simplistic morality by our leaders at a time when nuance and understanding are at a premium. Hari Kunzru emergejudgmentleader Change image and share on social
I think it's important for all culturally literate people to understand the technological substrate of new developments. Hari Kunzru culturallydevelopmentimportant Change image and share on social
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and other British Muslims detained without trial in Guantanamo Bay. Hari Kunzru baybeggbritish Change image and share on social
But it's the particularity of a place, the physical experience of being in a place, that makes it onto the page. That's why I don't just do library research. I very rarely write about somewhere I haven't been. Hari Kunzru experiencelibrarymake share on social
There are still some terrible cliches in the presentation of Indian fiction. The lotus flower. The hennaed hands. In mainland Europe, people still slap these images on my books and I go bananas. Hari Kunzru bananabookcliche Change image and share on social
