Ask the Author: Gary Anderson
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Gary Anderson
Tough one. Off the top of my head, I'd have to go with Oscar and Lucinda from the book of the same name by Peter Carey. They are delightfully eccentric.
Gary Anderson
Great question--thanks. Animal Magnet is my first published book, and so, admittedly, I was probably too naive to feel daunted by attempting to write it. I've always admired authors who experiment with form and do not feel bound by the constraints of a linear narrative, so the idea for Animal Magnet had been there for a long time. And the truth is, although writing a book is a solitary task, bringing it to publication is not. There were many people along the way (just look at the acknowledgements) who helped to shape the book and make each iteration of it better than the last. In a word, the final product represents the work and expertise of many people. When I look at Animal Magnet now, I am slightly in awe, too, but not because I think it's good, but because something that started as an idea in my head now exists in the outside world.
Gary Anderson
A few years ago, I had an idea for a short story that involved bovines overrunning a vegetarian colony. Thankfully, the short story never did get written, however, the premise stayed with me. I liked the idea of such docile animals becoming intelligent, and what would they do as sentient beings. Add to that, my love for gritty noir, and the result was Gwousz Affair. A scifi-noir offering that's been described as everything from Kafkaesque to Burroughs-like to Swiftian.
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