In the U.K., a lot of writers won't show up to support activist issues because they figure they're already repairing the world. I don't want to be one of those people. Jim Crace activistfigureissue Change image and share on social
I adore falseness. I don't want you to tell me accurately what happened yesterday. I want you to lie about it, to exaggerate, to entertain me. Jim Crace accuratelyadoreentertain Change image and share on social
My dad didn't have a formal education, but he had a wonderful vocabulary. So in 'Harvest,' I wanted my main character to be an innately intelligent man who would have the vocabulary to say whatever he wanted in the same way as lots of working-class people can. Jim Crace characterclassdad share on social
I come from a working-class background where I was much more likely to read socialist books and leaflets than Bronte or Dickens - neither of whom I've yet read. Jim Crace backgroundbookbronte Change image and share on social
Storytelling enables us to play out decisions before we make them, to plan routes before we take them, to work out the campaign before we start the war, to rehearse the phrases we're going to use to please or placate our wives and husbands. Jim Crace campaigndecisionenable share on social
I felt that, in some ways, my novels lacked heart because of the distance between me and the subject matter. But no one wants to read a book based on good health, a happy upbringing, a long marriage. Jim Crace basebookdistance Change image and share on social
Good old-fashioned, puritanical work guilt is, for me, a better colleague than any Muse. If I reach my weekly word target by Friday afternoon, then the weekend is guilt-free. Jim Crace afternooncolleaguefashion Change image and share on social
When I was a youngster, I was brought up in a very political background on an estate in north London. Jim Crace backgroundbringestate Change image and share on social
The most I have to fear while hiking in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, the two historic British counties closest to my city home in Birmingham, is whether or not the mud awaiting me in the narrow lanes ahead is deep enough to foul my socks. Jim Crace aheadawaitbirmingham share on social
Inside, Penlee House is without pretension. It is a space that knows its limitations and its strengths - and makes the most of them. Jim Crace houseinsidelimitation Change image and share on social
