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“Mystery, investigation, false leads, solution - we associate that structure with genre fiction, but it exists in our real lives, too. There's no reason why literary fiction shouldn't be able to acknowledge that and make it fresh.”

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Ned Beauman

Ned Beauman, born in 1985, is a talented British novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into social issues. more

“Politicians often like to suggest that their policies come about through objective thinking, but if you look at British fascists, for example, what you see - what I see - is a group of people coming to the decisions they came to because something happened to them when they were nine-years-old, or because of some deep prejudice that formed in them subsequent to that.”

People Thinking Decision Policy Politician Prejudice

Author:Ned Beauman

“It seems to me that the basic plot of all historical novels is a romance swept aside by history.”

Romance Novel Historical

Author:Ned Beauman

“Most romances aren't swept aside by big historical events. Most romances in the history of the world fall apart because of other, smaller happenings. History can sometimes be in the background, the thing which instead of rupturing your life merely irritates you by pressing itself now and then into the foreground.”

World Sometimes Romance Fall Historical Now And Then Falling Apart World History

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“There are probably a couple of things I'd never write about until everyone I know is dead. And then there's other stuff which nobody would want to read a book about anyway.”

Writing Book Couple

Author:Ned Beauman

“I guess the main thing I definitely don't enjoy is having a job which involves selling things. You become an author because you think you're good at writing. Not because you love to promote yourself. I enjoy some of it and I've had a really fun few years so basically I have nothing to complain about. But what I don't like is the thought that it's going to go on for the rest of my life.”

Thinking Writing Fun Enjoy Complaining Selling

Author:Ned Beauman

“Statistically, you don't have much chance of becoming president if you're not tall and fairly handsome or at least conventional-looking.”

President Chance

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“It's not surprising to me that books ended up playing a central role in my life, but it is somewhat mysterious that poetry did.”

Book Mysterious

Author:Campbell McGrath

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