“Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can be approached in fiction than in fact. There are risks for the reader, because after reading certain books you find you have changed irreversibly. There are risks for writers: in China, now, and Ethiopia and other countries right now, writers face real persecution.” ThinkingKnowsBookRealCountryFactsFacesCertainReadingFictionRiskDangerousChangedReaderRight NowChinaDeeperNonfictionOther CountriesPersecutionSeducingEthiopiaYou Have Changed Author:Chris Abani
“Fiction is risky for writers also in that the process of making certain books, of shaping certain narratives, leaves scars and marks on your inner life.” BookCertainProcessFictionMarkNarrativeScarInner Life Author:Chris Abani
“If there was no risk, it wouldn't be art. It wouldn't be worth making. There is risk even in a fairy tale. Fiction is closest to pure narrative, and pure narrative is simply the logic we try to impose on an ever-changing reality.” IfsTryingArtRealityFictionRiskPureLogicTalesNarrativeFairyFairy TaleClosestRisk ItChanging Reality Author:Chris Abani
“Fiction and poetry are my first loves, but the really beautiful lyrical essay can do so much that other forms cannot.” FirstsBeautifulFormCan DoFictionFirst LoveEssaysLyricalReally Beautiful Author:Chris Abani
