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“I do love the weird, and I realize that I write much in that tradition, so I'm happy to be counted in among some of my favorite authors.” quote by Karin Tidbeck — Download Open image

“I do love the weird, and I realize that I write much in that tradition, so I'm happy to be counted in among some of my favorite authors.”

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I don't consider genre while writing.

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I've always been fascinated by the concept of time.

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I want my voice to be consistent no matter if it's an original or a translation.

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I come from a nation where fantastic fiction has a very low status, unless it fits into some very specific categories or is written by already established authors. I don't by any means try to hide what I write, but the way people think in categories here is pretty extreme: it blots out discussing the actual work on its own…

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