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Jennifer asked Colson Whitehead:

What inspired you to tackle the zombie genre?

Colson Whitehead Loved science fiction and horror growing up, those stories inspired me to become a writer. I was at a place in my career where I wanted to pay homage to those influence and pay back the debt.
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Katherine asked Colson Whitehead:

Did you work with historians or archives to create the story?

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A Goodreads user asked Colson Whitehead:

Hi! Just finished your book, and loved it. Why did you decide to have a woman as your main character? Did you feel this allowed you to do something special with the character? What would have been different - if anything - if the hero was a man?

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A Goodreads user asked Colson Whitehead:

I read an Advance Reading Copy. I would like to know why you decided to include vignettes of the various characters throughout the book as you did? Also, why did you choose Mabel’s vignette (Cora’s mom) as the last one?

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