These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all about three-act scripting and where to put the reversal and all of that - and I think we can do more interesting narratives.
Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently wai… - Hari Kunzru
Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently wai…
- Hari Kunzru
I suffer from vertigo. It's paralyzing in extreme situations. The most scared I've been as an adult was trying to conquer that fear by going climbing… - Hari Kunzru
I suffer from vertigo. It's paralyzing in extreme situations. The most scared I've been as an adult was trying to conquer that fear by going climbing…
When I try to understand somebody, create a character, I fall into them. When I think writers are telling me what to think, I get harrumphy. - Hari Kunzru
When I try to understand somebody, create a character, I fall into them. When I think writers are telling me what to think, I get harrumphy.
I enjoy thinking myself into other times and places. I don't like some of the conventions of the 'historical novel', but I think there's a way of doi… - Hari Kunzru
I enjoy thinking myself into other times and places. I don't like some of the conventions of the 'historical novel', but I think there's a way of doi…
There are things about our world that almost by their nature defy our ability to comprehend them. Some people use a religious register to deal with t… - Hari Kunzru
There are things about our world that almost by their nature defy our ability to comprehend them. Some people use a religious register to deal with t…
I'm fascinated by the emergence of a global class. They're highly mobile; they reject the idea of place. - Hari Kunzru
I'm fascinated by the emergence of a global class. They're highly mobile; they reject the idea of place.
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and other British Muslims detained without… - Hari Kunzru
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and other British Muslims detained without…
In my early teens, science fiction and fantasy had an almost-total hold over my imagination. Their outcast status was part of their appeal. - Hari Kunzru
In my early teens, science fiction and fantasy had an almost-total hold over my imagination. Their outcast status was part of their appeal.
Intellectuals who live in Hungary, or who wish to work or lecture there, are extremely circumspect in their criticism. - Hari Kunzru
Intellectuals who live in Hungary, or who wish to work or lecture there, are extremely circumspect in their criticism.
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