Suburbia is all about private ownership and not having to share, and it leads to a paranoid, defensive mindset. I know this, having grown up in Essex.
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…
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…
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.
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 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.
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.
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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