Growing up with the King of Pop
Marlon James
‘The thrill of Thriller was being part of something global and local at once.’
Granta 166: Generations Online
Generation Gap
‘We meet at various points in the great swathes of the past that neither of us were alive to witness.’
Allen Bratton on a daytrip to a castle with his older boyfriend.
Generation Gap
‘Listening to three white poets, whom I suspect are academics, talk about the state of poetry.’
Oluwaseun Olayiwola eavesdrops on an older generation.
Generation Gap
‘I’d been dubious about his company at first.’
Sarah Moss on watching Shakespeare with her twelve-year-old son.
Generation Gap
‘She didn’t trust us because, to her, tenants were like children.’
Kate Zambreno on negotiating with her older landlady.
Generation Gap
‘A moment now swallowed in embarrassment, I asked a question only a young person might ask an older one.’
Lynne Tillman on trying to understand what makes a generation.
Marlon James
Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1970. His first novel, John Crow’s Devil was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Commonwealth Prize. His second novel, The Book Of Night Women, a New York Times Editor’s Choice was released to widespread critical acclaim. His third novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings won the 2015 Man Booker Prize. His short fiction has appeared in the anthologies Iron Balloons, Bronx Noir and Silent Voices, and his non-fiction in the Caribbean Review of Books. Currently a professor of literature and creative writing at Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota.
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