![]() ![]() It’s like a virtual reality experience, and the language of the character’s thoughts always surprises and inspires me.Īt best, it feels effortless. When I’m writing in first person, I don’t feel like myself. ![]() It’s fun to get into a character’s mind and let a voice roam into the wilder regions of the imagination. Ottessa Moshfegh: I am a little addicted to the first person point of view. Do you find yourself gravitating toward this perspective? Is the point of view part of the larger concept that ties all of these stories into one collection? I recently had the pleasure of discussing Homesick for Another World with Moshfegh, who explained a bit of her writing process and how the collection came together.Īram Mrjoian: The vast majority of stories in Homesick For Another World are told in first person point of view. Her prose is unrestrained and lively, which makes her characters all the easier to invest in. Likewise, Moshfegh doesn’t seem to hold anything back in her writing. Her characters are simultaneously funny, endearing, despicable, and pitiable because they’re not holding anything back. In Homesick for Another World, Ottessa Moshfegh’s stories distinctly function as one entity because each piece presents a character at his or her most honest. For some writers, a central idea or geography gives a group of stories a sense of unity. ![]() The different routes authors take to thread together a cohesive collection of short stories are endlessly fascinating. ![]()
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