Take “the tendency of something to splinter” and play with it. But a cliche can also with something to work within and against. “There is essentially only one story”: the cliche is a band’s rise from obscurity to riches, then down the other side. Q: Why were you compelled to write a rock ‘n’ roll story? (I am always on the lookout for the “moon-gray cat.”) David Mitchell, making the bold choice to have a blank wall as a background instead of his bookshelves. In the “Mitchellverse,” a common thread runs through his books, connecting them, so new books are a chance to catch glimpses of familiar characters, fill in puzzle pieces, or add to the mythology/theology of the fantasy element in his work. David Mitchell’s books are some of my all-time favorites, and I inhaled his new one, Utopia Avenue, as soon as it came out. This afternoon I listened to a conversation between author David Mitchell and interviewer Heather McCormack of Bibliotheca.
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