One of the great pluses of being an immigrant is you get to start again in terms of your identity. You get to shed the narratives which cling to you. Joseph O'Neill clinggreatidentity Change image and share on social
I certainly want to continue to write in a way that's intimate. I love books where you feel you're having a romance with the writer. Joseph O'Neill bookcontinuefeel Change image and share on social
I went to an international school in Holland, and I didn't have any memories of growing up in the United States or England or any of these places which other novelists are able to write about in relation to their childhoods. Joseph O'Neill childhoodenglandgrow share on social
I think you sense the metaphorical resonance of what you're writing without analysing it too carefully. That leads you down dead ends. You stop imagining things and start writing towards these themes. Joseph O'Neill analysecarefullydead Change image and share on social
