It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel that doesn't travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally. — Oscar Hijuelos Copy Share Image
You can speak universally by writing your specifics. That's historically been the case with authors like Philip Roth writing about New Jersey Jews in revealing ways, then suddenly becoming a stand-in for all sorts of immigrant novels. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
