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David Grann
David Grann
American Journalist
Born: Mar 10, 1967
About Always History Me People You
Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison
Journalists are often portrayed as cynical. I often think it's the opposite. David Grann
Cynical Think Journalists Opposite Often Portrayed
I'm not a post-modernist. Especially when I do crime stories. David Grann
Crime Stories
A lot of the stories I write about have an element of mystery. They're crime stories or conspiracy stories or quests. They do have built into them revelations and twists. But the revelations, to me, come from seeing history as it's unfolding, or life as it's unfolding. David Grann
Life Me History Crime Conspiracy Seeing About Mystery Write Come Built Revelations Lot Unfolding Stories Them Element Twists
There are some incredibly gifted writers in the world. You can count them on a hand. They're blessed, and they've worked at their craft, but there's very few. David Grann
You World Blessed Few Incredibly Gifted Some Writers Count Hand Very Craft Them Worked
I have lots of gaps in my education, and so I'm often picking up classic books that most people read years ago. David Grann
Education People Books Classic Picking Most Read Years Years Ago Lots Up Often Gaps
One of my favorite authors to read is Eric Ambler, who helped pioneer the form of realistic suspense novels. David Grann
Realistic Favorite Read Eric Pioneer Authors Suspense Form Who Helped Novels
I haven't read a word of Proust. And I listen obsessively to sports radio. David Grann
Sports Word Read Proust Listen Radio
I am not, by nature, an explorer or an adventurer. David Grann
Nature Adventurer Am Explorer
I've always been a big believer that you can use the elements of storytelling to bring the reader along and to hopefully illuminate a lot of the important things. It's a challenge, but it's something I kind of believe in. David Grann
You Challenge Important Big Important Things Believe Kind Hopefully Something Along Reader Big Believer Always Been Lot Storytelling Use Illuminate Elements Believer Things Bring
I don't normally do pure historical work. David Grann
Work Pure Historical Normally
Books were a huge part of my childhood growing up. We would go on vacation, and my mom was always carting manuscripts around. David Grann
Mom Books Would Part Around Always Go Were Huge Up Huge Part Childhood Manuscripts Growing Growing Up Vacation
I look for stories everywhere. David Grann
Everywhere Look Stories
You have to go where the truth takes you, and that doesn't always take you in exactly the same place where people you speak to might want,or suspects may want. That's your ultimate obligation. David Grann
Truth You People Obligation Speak Exactly Exactly The Same Take Takes Always Go Ultimate Same Suspects May Where Want Place Might Your
We are a country of laws. When you take that away, the consequences are enormous. David Grann
You Country Consequences Enormous Laws Take Away
My mother doesn't need much sleep. At any hour of the night, you'd wake up, and she'd be reading. She'd read five, six books a week. When we went on sailing trips, she'd bring a suitcaseful for the week. Even then, her office would have to send more. David Grann
You Mother Wake Up Reading Books Would Trips More Week Hour She Read Sailing Wake Up Five Office Send Any Six Then Much Even Her Bring Night Need Sleep
I covered Congress, and everyone always wanted me to be a political reporter. David Grann
Me Political Congress Everyone Always Covered Reporter Wanted
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