Dany Laferrière: The Art of Fiction No. 237 — A Writer's Journey from Haiti to Montreal
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Interviewed by Adam Leith Gollner
Summary
An interview with Haitian-Canadian writer Dany Laferrière, covering his life from childhood in Port-au-Prince and Petit-Goâve, his father's exile, his career as a journalist in Haiti, his flight to Montreal after a colleague's assassination, and his literary career beginning with his first novel "How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired" (1985). The article explores his perspectives on writing, spirituality, exile, and the role of the writer in society.
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· 3 pulledWriters are what the priest has been throughout history, this person we pay to talk about spirituality.
I write to understand what I'm thinking.
Exile is not a choice; it's a condition that chooses you.
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