“The political rout of 2016 had brought with it a new mood of deference towards the radically unforeseen. Around the globe, forecasters had been chastened and experts maligned; in their place had come the disruptors, the technological imperialists, the metadata millenarians and stokers of popular feeling who had managed, invisibly and hitherto impossibly, to manufacture the authentic, the world's most influential brand.”
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Eleanor Catton is a New Zealand author born on September 24, 1985, in Wellington. She gained international recognition when her second novel "The Luminaries" won the Man Booker Prize in 2013, making her one of the youngest winners in the prize's history at age 28. Known for her intricate narrative structures and historical settings, Catton's writing combines mystery, history, and literary experimentation, establishing her as one of contemporary literature's most innovative voices. more
“Memory was tractable, and never more than in a time of grief.”
“Change is an indigenous masculine characteristic.”
“It's like a challenge. To change yourself and let others change you.”
“Change is built into the fabric of existence. Without change, nothing can exist.”
“Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.”