I write some art criticism, and one thing that's clear to me is that politics is fashionable in the American art world in a way it maybe isn't in American fiction. Your work of art becomes fashionable the moment it has some kind of political commentary. I think this has its dangers - the equation between fashion, politics, and art is problematic for obvious reasons. Nonetheless, the notion of politics as being de rigueur in the world of fiction is almost unthinkable. In fiction in America at the moment, the escape into whimsy is far more prevalent than the political.
I can't define myself as a political writer - I don't think I've earned it, and I don't function as a political writer in the way that many of the wr… - Katie Kitamura
I can't define myself as a political writer - I don't think I've earned it, and I don't function as a political writer in the way that many of the wr…
- Katie Kitamura
The point about sales is relevant because it suggests there are cultures out there that are supporting and consuming, on a vast scale, challenging wo… - Katie Kitamura
The point about sales is relevant because it suggests there are cultures out there that are supporting and consuming, on a vast scale, challenging wo…
Fiction always reveals a lot about the person who is writing it. That's the scary thing. Not in a straightforward autobiographical sense. But the fla… - Katie Kitamura
Fiction always reveals a lot about the person who is writing it. That's the scary thing. Not in a straightforward autobiographical sense. But the fla…
I don't speak any languages well enough to make an expert assessment on writing in translation, but since I'm interested in awkwardness in prose, I f… - Katie Kitamura
I don't speak any languages well enough to make an expert assessment on writing in translation, but since I'm interested in awkwardness in prose, I f…
I'm interested in dismantling the distinction between masculine and feminine writing both because I think it's a false distinction and, I think, ulti… - Katie Kitamura
I'm interested in dismantling the distinction between masculine and feminine writing both because I think it's a false distinction and, I think, ulti…
I write some art criticism, and one thing that's clear to me is that politics is fashionable in the American art world in a way it maybe isn't in Ame… - Katie Kitamura
I write some art criticism, and one thing that's clear to me is that politics is fashionable in the American art world in a way it maybe isn't in Ame…
Evidently, there are many great American writers. But sometimes it can feel as though American fiction is dominated by relatively linear narrative fo… - Katie Kitamura
Evidently, there are many great American writers. But sometimes it can feel as though American fiction is dominated by relatively linear narrative fo…
It's a hard thing to examine and difficult to speak for other writers, but when I look at my own writing there is often too much reticence. And that'… - Katie Kitamura
It's a hard thing to examine and difficult to speak for other writers, but when I look at my own writing there is often too much reticence. And that'…
Many novelists say, "I'm not a political novelist" - myself included. That's a standard, even a default position. Whereas that divide between art and… - Katie Kitamura
Many novelists say, "I'm not a political novelist" - myself included. That's a standard, even a default position. Whereas that divide between art and…
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