I wanted a picture of Jamaica that isn't in books, and certainly not in novels. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book jamaica novel
What I find, particularly with young writers and readers, is that they don't want complicated feelings. Marlon James complicatefeelingfind Change image and share on social
My first novel, 'John Crow's Devil,' freed me up to write about the past, and 'The Book of Night Women' freed me up to have a book totally based on voice and being very spontaneous. Marlon James basebookcrow Change image and share on social
Not every gay person recites poetry or has read Keats. You can get readers through anything if the characters are complicated. You can't dismiss Josey Wales' quite liberal worldview. Marlon James charactercomplicatedismiss Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
Jamaica's a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other you have such great poverty and the violence that goes along with that. Michael Franti beachcountrydichotomy share on social
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. Tim Pratt anthologycommissioneditor share on social
