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Jim Crace’s novels have one thing in common, which is that each is set in an entirely original world. None of these worlds is of a specific time or place, but they seem to have some connection to our own lives.

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A good novel is something that challenges perception, that allows you to see the world anew through a different point of view – something that genre fiction doesn’t do, although it sells more because it doesn’t disturb people’s innate sense of what a novel should be about. Often, people want characters to be nice, for example.

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We authors certainly don’t know what is going to happen to our books. Are they going to disappear into the ether, following music downloads, or are ebooks going to open up a whole new world of readers? And how much are we being paid per copy? We haven’t a clue.

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May 3, 2024

We authors certainly don’t know what is going to happen to our books. Are they going to disappear into the ether, following music downloads, or are ebooks going to open up a whole new world of readers? And how much are we being paid per copy? We haven’t a clue.

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May 3, 2024

A good novel is something that challenges perception, that allows you to see the world anew through a different point of view – something that genre fiction doesn’t do, although it sells more because it doesn’t disturb people’s innate sense of what a novel should be about. Often, people want characters to be nice, for example.

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