Faulkner's 'As I Lay Dying' had an immense effect on me, and most of my novels bear the burn marks of this experience, those short chapters with their conflicting points of view, truth expressed by multiple perspectives. The other attractive thing about 'As I Lay Dying' was the way it gave rich voices to the poor.

I have no interest in writing, generally speaking, about America at all - even if it does continue to terrify me.

When I finished 'True History of the Kelly Gang,' I realised that Faulkner had not lost his power over me.

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