Entertainment, TV, Celebrity, Culture

Follow @2Paragraphs
  • Daily Edition
    • Bernie SandersBernie Sanders Says This “Greedy” Enemy Unites Even Divided Americans
    • Barack_ObamaBarack Obama Links To Tyre Nichols $1 Million Fund, Speaks Out On Tragedy
    • Joe_BidenJoe Biden Viral Video: “Blank Stare” or Disgust and Surprise?
  • Business
    • Ph.D. student Omar Samara of UC Davis with an agrivoltaic farmAgrivoltaic Farming Trend Surges, Success Stories Around The Globe
    • Dwayne_Johnson by Eva Rinaldi [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsDwayne Johnson Knocks On His Wooden Head After $100 Million Annual Sales
    • Bill_GatesBill Gates Defends Huge Farm Purchases, “There Isn’t Some Grand Scheme”
  • Culture
    • Sarah SilvermanSarah Silverman Caught Canoodling With Boyfriend on Plane
    • Megan FoxMegan Fox Is Filming Sci-Fi Thriller With Gorgeous Italian Singer, ‘Hard For Me’
    • Lea MicheleLea Michele Flaunts Tiny Waist in Crop Top Dress at Best Friend’s New Movie
  • Sports
    • Deron WilliamsNBA Taps Deron Williams For All-Star Gig, “One Of The Nastiest” — Here’s Why
    • Dwyane_WadeDwyane Wade Plays Denzel Movie Star In New Versace Look, “Doesn’t Get Colder’
    • Russell_WestbrookRussell Westbrook Can’t Stop Smiling, He Loves This Reporter’s Question So Much
  • Food
    • Jennifer GarnerJennifer Garner Reveals Her Favorite ‘Dry January’ Treat at Home
    • Dark ChocolateAre Dark Chocolate Fears Overblown? Cadmium, California, and “Ouch, Ouch” Disease
    • Wendy's restaurantWendy’s New Riddle Stumps Social Media — “Chili in Philly?”
  • Interviews
    • Cranberries_in_a_bucketDo Cranberries Really Help UTI? A Doctor Answers With New Evidence
    • Lauren Lovett The Speech Ring InventorVideo: The Speech Ring Inventor on Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
    • Surge first out gay superhero in the moviesFirst Out Gay Movie Superhero Surge Speaks on Humor, Responsibility
  • Cool Stuff
    • Bergdorf Goodman 5th Avenue store in NYCChristian Louboutin Reveals 3.5″ Spring Mules With ‘Vibrant Red’ Nail Polish
    • Cardi_BCardi B Says She Hit Jackpot With $30,000 Chanel Slot Machine Bag
    • Patton Oswalt, photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsPatton Oswalt Shares Genius Movie Solution for Home Viewing, “Wow”
  • People
    • Bradley_Cooper,Bradley Cooper’s Net Worth Wealth Soars, $100 Million Plus
    • Barbara CorcoranWho Is Barbara Corcoran’s FBI Agent, Football Star Husband?
    • Israel Del ToroWatch ESPYS Pat Tillman Recipient MSgt. Del Toro Talk About Resilience
  • Contact

  • Ben Okri

  • Oonya Kempadoo

  • Marcelo Figueras

  • Juan Gabriel Vasquez

  • Jáchym Topol

  • Valeria Luiselli

  • Ivan Vladislavić

  • Hamid Ismailov

  • Kamila Shamsie

  • Troy Blacklaws

  • Zoë Wicomb

  • Eduardo Halfon

  • Eduardo Galeano

  • Earl Lovelace

  • Damon Galgut

  • Chris Abani

  • Sarah Hall

  • Timothy O’Grady

  • Amitava Kumar

  • Akhil Sharma

  • Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

The 2Paragraphs Interview Answer

Earl Lovelace Novelist, Playwright, Short Story Writer

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • More
  • Linkedin
  • Reddit
  • Email

I too believe that we share with all people a unity that national and cultural boundaries cannot destroy and that stories aimed at the human heart will make their way across these boundaries and reach us as human beings wherever we are. But there is also the sense in which cultural and national distinctions are a critical component of my voice and what I want to say is linked with the world I am coming from, its rhythm, challenges and spirit. In much the same way that West Indian cricketers wanted in their glory days to see themselves not just as cricketers but as West Indian cricketers, I want to affirm myself as a Caribbean writer, accepting my particularity as an emblem, seizing it as the delightful responsibility to a style and substance that, as I seek to exercise it, to engage it, will not only express the people and place that I write about, but shed a radiance on language itself.

Who do I write for? Who do I aim to challenge and to affirm? Whose opinion do I treasure? These pop up when I try to think on the question. The reader who I must not disappoint is that reader who wants to see what I have made of her neighbours and his people and our world.

—Earl Lovelace was born in Toco, Trinidad, and has lived most of his life on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. His books include The Wine of Astonishment, While Gods Are Falling, winner of the BP Independence Award, the Caribbean classic The Dragon Can’t Dance, and Salt, which won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Prize. He is the author of the new novel Is Just a Movie, published by Haymarket Books. The novel was named the Grand Prize winner of the 2012 Bocas Literary Festival.

###

2paragraphs gives special thanks to Anderson Tepper for curating our International Writers Interviews. Mr. Tepper is on the staff of Vanity Fair and is a Contributing Editor at Words Without Borders.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • More
  • Linkedin
  • Reddit
  • Email

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Solo Interviews

  • Cranberries_in_a_bucketDo Cranberries Really Help UTI? A Doctor Answers With New Evidence
  • Lauren Lovett The Speech Ring InventorVideo: The Speech Ring Inventor on Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
  • Surge first out gay superhero in the moviesFirst Out Gay Movie Superhero Surge Speaks on Humor, Responsibility
  • Arrow shooterKatniss Everdeen Votes Trump or Clinton? ‘Hunger Games’ Expert Reveals
  • gatsby 2paragraphsWhy The Great Gatsby Would Have Voted For Clinton, Not Trump
  • ArchitectAyn Rand’s Howard Roark — A Vote For Trump or Clinton? 
  • See more solo interviews here

Recent Interviews

  • Trending
  • Popular
  • Recent
  • Brianne HoweyBrianne Howey Poses in “Insane” Sheer Lace Bodysuit
  • Panic! At The DiscoPanic! At The Disco Reveals Real Reason For Breakup “Humbling and Exciting”
  • Gabrielle UnionGabrielle Union Dances In Cutout Halter Dress At Dwyane Wade Birthday Bash
  • Elena Tonra of DaughterDaughter Ends 5-Year Hiatus With New Single ‘Be On Your Way’ — Fans “In Shock”
  • Jennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson Confesses To Winnie Harlow About “Modeling School”
  • Elon_MuskElon Musk Puts ‘KKK’ In Tesla Boast, Gets Called Out For Dog Whistle
  • Lady GagaLady Gaga Keeps Quiet as Harley Quinn ‘Joker’ Images Circulate
  • Caly Bevier on AGT: All-StarsAGT Singer Caly Bevier, Cancer Survivor, Soars to 2.5 Million Mark  
  • Heidi KlumHeidi Klum Stuns and Struts in Unbuttoned Denim Overall Dress
  • https://www.flickr.com/photos/slgc/ / CC BYNoah Cyrus Poses Topless in Desert, Lil Nas X Reacts
  • Sarah SilvermanSarah Silverman Caught Canoodling With Boyfriend on Plane
  • Megan FoxMegan Fox Is Filming Sci-Fi Thriller With Gorgeous Italian Singer, ‘Hard For Me’
  • Lea MicheleLea Michele Flaunts Tiny Waist in Crop Top Dress at Best Friend’s New Movie
  • Kate UptonKate Upton Flaunts Curves in Plunging Dress With Thigh High Slit, Hot Pink Lips
  • Deron WilliamsNBA Taps Deron Williams For All-Star Gig, “One Of The Nastiest” — Here’s Why
2paragraphs on APPLE NEWS | 2paragraphs Amazon Shop | SEE MORE 2paragraphs ARTICLES
  • About 2paragraphs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Dedication
  • Map
  • Fresh
  • Law
  • How-To
  • Personal
  • Books

© 2012-2023, 2paragraphs Productions, LLC

  • Buffer
  • Diggit
  • Email
  • More
  • Facebook
  • Flattr
  • Google+
  • Linkedin
  • Pinterest
  • Print
  • Reddit
  • Stumble
  • tumblr
  • Twitter
  • VK
  • WhatsApp
  • Yummly
  • Xing