For me, a novel is always the result of my attempt to impose myself on…

Rachel Cusk
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For me, a novel is always the result of my attempt to impose myself on raw circumstances. It is a concrete form of lived experience. ✨ Keeping it in the family by Rachel Cusk, www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2006.
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For me, a novel is always the result of my attempt to impose myself on raw circumstances. It is a concrete form of lived experience. ✨ Keeping it in the family by Rachel Cusk, www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2006.

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