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Susan Barker
British
Novelist
Born:
1987
Before
Beijing
Events
Feel
History
Writing
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There are many reasons I love novels with multiple narratives. In novels where the events are filtered through the consciousness of a single 'reliable' narrator, I often wonder, is this the whole story? What could be missing here?
Susan Barker
Love
Events
Single
Filtered
Reliable
Could
Through
Missing
Narratives
Narrator
Wonder
Often
Where
Story
Reasons
Many
Whole
Multiple
Novels
Consciousness
Here
My grandfather was originally from the south of China before he emigrated to Malaysia pre-World War II. And I wanted to learn more about the history of the country of my ancestors. I knew I wanted a narrative set in contemporary Beijing. I was really interested in the effect of the rapid social and economic change on ordinary citizens in China.
Susan Barker
War
History
Change
Country
Before
Ancestors
Rapid
Citizens
About
More
Economic
He
Knew
Contemporary
Learn
Narrative
Malaysia
South
Effect
Beijing
The History Of
Wanted
Ordinary
China
Interested
Social
Grandfather
Really
Originally
Set
You know, you hear about these writers reading 'Lolita' at 12. I wanted to be a chemistry teacher.
Susan Barker
Teacher
You
Reading
Chemistry
About
Writers
Know
Hear
Wanted
I feel uninhibited when I'm writing.
Susan Barker
Writing
Feel
Most of 'Let the Great World Spin' is centered on the day in 1974 when Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center, creating an astonishing spectacle that intersects with the lives of many of the novel's multiple protagonists.
Susan Barker
Day
Great
World
Astonishing
Spin
Between
Towers
Most
Protagonists
Trade
Tightrope
Walked
Center
Centered
Creating
Many
Multiple
Novel
Lives
Spectacle
World Trade
World Trade Center
Two
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