That's the way I will write characters, put a fair amount of myself in them, and then everyone else who was like that person, I will pick and choose. Jeffrey Eugenides amountcharacterchoose Change image and share on social
I'm hopefully making the reader feel a lot about the characters and then about their own life. Jeffrey Eugenides characterfeellife Change image and share on social
Novelists are always resisting autobiographical readings of their work, because they know how false those can be. Jeffrey Eugenides autobiographicalfalsenovelist Change image and share on social
It was a recession when I graduated, but I was so unequipped to have a job anyway, I don't think it would have mattered if the economy was booming. I think I was expecting bad jobs. But as it went on through my 20s, I began to wonder how things were going to turn out. Jeffrey Eugenides 20sbadbegin share on social
I think, especially when you're in college, each book that you're reading tends to tell you who you are. Jeffrey Eugenides bookcollegeread Change image and share on social
I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will. Jeffrey Eugenides extentfreeimportant Change image and share on social
But I care about the reader, and I'm trying to keep the reader's attention for as long as I can. Jeffrey Eugenides attentioncarelong Change image and share on social
Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you. Jeffrey Eugenides basicallycharacterfictional share on social
I was engrossed with the book, I was having difficulties with it, and I just didn't notice the years were going by. Jeffrey Eugenides bookdifficultyengross Change image and share on social
At the same time, it's a family story and more of an epic. I needed the third-person. I tried to give a sense that Cal, in writing his story, is perhaps inventing his past as much as recalling it. Jeffrey Eugenides calepicfamily Change image and share on social
