The writer presents himself to the blank page not with an open passport but an open heart. Taiye Selasi blankheartopen Change image and share on social
I wrote fiction during my entire childhood, from age 4 to 18, and started writing plays when I went to Yale and Oxford. Taiye Selasi agechildhoodentire Change image and share on social
Every Christmas, all around Ghana, there are tons of these parties and they are full of everything that exists in human life in Ghana and worldwide. Taiye Selasi christmasexistfull Change image and share on social
When I'm working, I'm so narrowly focused on sound, language, rhythm, flow, that I rarely feel the emotion of the text. It's only after - long after - I've finished a piece that I can experience in any way its emotional charge. Taiye Selasi chargeemotionemotional share on social
I read recently that the problem with stereotypes isn't that they are inaccurate, but that they're incomplete. And this captures perfectly what I think about contemporary African literature. The problem isn't that it's inaccurate, it's that it's incomplete. Taiye Selasi africancapturecontemporary share on social
The summer I finished my first novel 'Ghana Must Go,' I drove across west Africa: from Accra to Lome to Cotonou to the deliciously named Ouagadougou. Taiye Selasi accraafricacotonou Change image and share on social
The big ideas always come in flashes. I don't really craft stories that much. I genuinely don't know where these people come from, and I've often wondered if writing is just a socially acceptable form of madness. Taiye Selasi acceptablebigcraft share on social
When writing screenplays, it's a matter of remembering to leave off the page anything and everything that doesn't appear on the screen. Taiye Selasi leavematterpage Change image and share on social
As a writer, one is obliged to release her words, to let them live in the world on their own. Taiye Selasi liveobligerelease Change image and share on social
I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play. Taiye Selasi fictionformhave Change image and share on social
