When the civil rights battle was won, all the Jews and hippies and artists were middle class white people and all the blacks were still poor. Materially, not much changed. Jonathan Lethem artistbattleblack Change image and share on social
I've never related to the work geek at all-it sounds much more horrible than nerd. Like a freak biting a chicken's head off in a sideshow. Jonathan Lethem bitechickenfreak Change image and share on social
Discomfort is very much part of my master plan. Jonathan Lethem discomfortmasterpart Change image and share on social
I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example. Jonathan Lethem artistconnectfather Change image and share on social
I'd have been a filmmaker or a cartoonist or something else which extended from the visual arts into the making of narratives if I hadn't been able to shift into fiction. Jonathan Lethem artcartoonistextend Change image and share on social
Comics? Honestly, that's more a matter of nostalgia for me. I think most of that energy has gone to my love of literature and my love of film. Jonathan Lethem comicenergyfilm Change image and share on social
The past is still visible. The buildings haven't changed, the layout of the streets hasn't changed. So memory is very available to me as I walk around. Jonathan Lethem buildingchangelayout Change image and share on social
I never take any notes or draw charts or make elaborate diagrams, but I hold an image of the shape of a book in my head and work from that mental hologram. Jonathan Lethem bookchartdiagram Change image and share on social
I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way. Jonathan Lethem allowanymorebook share on social
My fiction has been influenced by the visual arts, though not in obvious ways, it seems to me. I don't offer tremendous amounts of visual information in my work. Jonathan Lethem amountartfiction Change image and share on social
