If I talk about my father's funeral, as I did when I was promoting the last novel, 'Being Dead,' I'm not going to tell any lies, but there are certain things I'm not going to tell you, and I'm certainly not going to tell my grief. Jim Crace deadfatherfuneral share on social
Because I'm a walker, natural history is my subject; I've always been obsessed with landscape, and I have an elegiac tone in most of my books. Jim Crace bookelegiachave Change image and share on social
Narrative is so rich; it's given up so much. Jim Crace narrativerich Change image and share on social
Writing careers are short. For every 100 writers, 99 never get published. Of those who do, only one in every hundred gets a career out of it, so I count myself as immensely privileged. Jim Crace careercounthundred Change image and share on social
The celebrity sense of writers is something which is very tempting... But the enthusiasm comes from the fact that it's such a natural activity, storytelling. Jim Crace activitycelebrityenthusiasm Change image and share on social
Writers who want to interfere with adaptations of their work are basically undemocratic. The book still stands as an entity on its own. Jim Crace adaptationbasicallybook Change image and share on social
Narrative has been part of human consciousness for a long time. And if it has played a part in all those thousands of years, it will know a trick or two. It will be wise. It will be mischievous. It will be helpful. It will be generous. Jim Crace consciousnessgeneroushelpful share on social
