Ivy Pittman-Outen
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Lily King:
How were you able to manage the time frame in which the story takes place while bringing the story to a timely closure?
Lily King
Hi Ivy---At first I thought the story would begin and end in 1933, actually from the end of 1932 to the end of April '33. But when I realized Bankson was the narrator that changed. and then it changed again toward the end when I realized from what great distance he was writing. I got the idea for the last chapter after I handed it in to my agent. The novel kept changing as I was writing it--nothing happened like I thought it would when I started out. I really love that, but it's so hard to trust it as it's happening. You just kind of have to hold on for the ride.
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Carly Micó
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Lily King:
I'm intrigued by the process of creating characters based on real people; how was it different from unraveling a protagonist who exists only in your imagination? Did your prior research on the true anthropologists inspire you or did it somehow constrict your own creative process?
Lorna Cook
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Lily King:
Lily, 'Euphoria' was my favorite book of the year! I loved the complexity of the characters and how their lives entwined and clashed. I thought the ending was stunning...My question: at what point in the writing did you know how it would end for the three, and who would be left? Thank you. And thank you for such a wonderful, memorable story.
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