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“It was always a false assumption that white American writers cannot write novels about race unless they're approaching it from a very oblique angle.”

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Jess Row

Jess Row, born on October 25, 1974, is an American short story writer known for his unique perspective and profound insights into the complexities of modern urban life. more

“The walk is like a matrix, like a diffuse, vague happening. It's like - imagine a play, a work of theatre, that is totally vague, almost devoid of details that consists in one person going on a walk. And as a consequence, there is a necessary tension between the determinacy and indeterminacy, the definite and the indefinite, of possibility.”

Persons Play Walks Imagine Possibility Happenings Consequence Details Theatre Tension Definite Vague

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“At one point I felt a tension between objects, their real, physical lives, and the idea of meaning: the physical, material reality of a book, and the totally intangible experience of reading it.”

Book Ideas Real Reality Reading Felt Objects Materials Tension Intangible

Author:Sergio Chejfec

“I never really had novel-writing instruction like people do in MFA programs.”

People Writing Novel Program Instruction Novel Writing

Author:Jess Row

“I had a lot of expectations placed on me because I was already having some success with my short stories. That was not a good situation to be in. That by itself took a long time to overcome.”

Long Stories Situation Long Time Expectations Overcoming Short Story

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