The desire to be liked is acceptable in real life but very problematic in fiction. Pleasantness is the enemy of good fiction. I try to write on the premise that no one is going to read my work. Because there's… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
There's a perception that good writing is writing which runs smoothly. But smooth-running prose can work against what you're trying to express in a novel. — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
Translated literature can be fascinating. There's something so intriguing about reading the text second hand - a piece of prose that has already been… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
The point about sales is relevant because it suggests there are cultures out there that are supporting and consuming, on a vast scale, challenging… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
“life rarely finds its exact likeness in a novel, that is hardly fiction’s purpose,” — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
There's a long relationship between science fiction and the 'novel of ideas,' and I think writers of science fiction are able to draw on… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
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… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
I'm often a little perplexed, when I read a review of a book, by the quotes that are pulled out as evidence of excellent… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
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,… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
I think it's poignant and powerful, this idea that if someone knows your name, they have the ability to kind of hail you and… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
“A place has a curious quality when you have only a partial understanding of its language, and in those early months the sensation was… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
“People were capable of living their lives in a state of permanent disappointment, there were plenty of people who did not marry the person… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
