Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that's my problem.
More Quotes from Jonathan Coe:
I'm trying to write a nonfiction book at the moment, slot it in between the novels, and it really is like wading through quicksand compared to writing fiction.Jonathan Coe
A biographer has to get as emotionally close to hisher subject as possible otherwise the writing won't come to life at all.
Jonathan Coe
You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it.
Jonathan Coe
As soon as you start writing about how human beings interact with each other socially, you're into politics, aren't you?
Jonathan Coe
The biggest markets for my books outside the UK are France and Italy, and those are the two countries where I also have the closest personal relationships with my translators - I don't know whether that's a coincidence, or if there's something to be learned from it.
Jonathan Coe
My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it.
Jonathan Coe
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