Translated literature can be fascinating. There's something so intriguing about reading the text second hand - a piece of prose that has… — Katie Kitamura Books 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… — Katie Kitamura Books Copy Share Image
“life rarely finds its exact likeness in a novel, that is hardly fiction’s purpose,” — Katie Kitamura Books Copy Share Image
As a writer, I think the greatest danger would be self-censorship. — Katie Kitamura Danger 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… — Katie Kitamura Ambition 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… — Katie Kitamura Art 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… — Katie Kitamura Beautiful 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… — Katie Kitamura Awkwardness 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… — Katie Kitamura Ability 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… — Katie Kitamura Communication 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… — Katie Kitamura Dreams Copy Share Image
I was introduced to fighting by my brother - he's a tattooer, a tough guy - and I completely fell in love… — Katie Kitamura Brother Copy Share Image
I don't know why I write. The honest answer is that I don't have an answer. I wouldn't die if I couldn't… — Katie Kitamura Anxiety Copy Share Image
“It was a terrible thing, to love and not know whether you were loved in return, it led to the worst sensations--jealousy,… — Katie Kitamura Jealousy Copy Share Image
The first fight I saw live, the fighter I was shadowing lost in front of a crowd of forty thousand people. The… — Katie Kitamura Fight Copy Share Image
I never listen to music when I write. It's too much of a distraction. — Katie Kitamura Communication Copy Share Image
From their breakout 2002 single, 'Losing My Edge,' LCD Soundsystem have offered a unique combination of geek knowledge, passion and intelligent, ironic… — Katie Kitamura Edge Copy Share Image
It's difficult to identify why two cultures will react differently to the same sport. — Katie Kitamura Culture Copy Share Image
How do we describe the fact of human existence? At a certain point, perhaps, style fails us. Language, even and in particular… — Katie Kitamura Existence Copy Share Image
People remain unknowable to us, even people that we're very close to. And I think the same goes for our own selves. — Katie Kitamura Close Copy Share Image
The canon is dominated by books written by men, about men, and for men - the male voice is therefore not a… — Katie Kitamura About Copy Share Image
I am generally wary of the demand for 'likeability' in fiction, which I think is a bastardisation of the demand of identification… — Katie Kitamura Fiction Copy Share Image
