I was the nerd. Because I was reading. I wasn't into sports. I was really into art. Very geekish about comics. Assumed gay. Marlon James artassumecomic Change image and share on social
I think the Greeks were the only people ever to nail character. Their heroes are deeply flawed. Marlon James characterdeeplyflawed Change image and share on social
In 1976, Rastafarians were one of the most violated, persecuted groups in Jamaica. They could be beaten within an inch of their lives, or detained for two years, just for being found in a 'proper' neighbourhood. Marlon James beatdetainfind share on social
The fiction writer in me likes gaps in stories because I can jump into that gap and try to suggest something. Marlon James fictiongapjump Change image and share on social
I grew up with reggae. Reggae is like family. I know it, and there's a type of love and familiarity, but sometimes you want to hang out with other people. Marlon James familiarityfamilygrow Change image and share on social
'The Daily Mail' interviewed my friends in Jamaica to find out if I was ever the victim of a vicious homophobic attack because, to them, I'm a gay refugee. But nothing like that happened. So, no surprise, that story didn't appear. I'm really pretty boring. Marlon James attackboredaily share on social
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
Because homophobia is still largely driven by the church, it's legitimised. It's also tied to sexism, because those two are never far apart. Marlon James churchdrivehomophobia Change image and share on social
If your depiction of loss doesn't make the reader feel loss, then you didn't depict it right. Marlon James depictdepictionfeel Change image and share on social
I wanted a picture of Jamaica that isn't in books, and certainly not in novels. Marlon James bookjamaicanovel Change image and share on social
