![]() ![]() ![]() So, the apocalyptic zeitgeist, is that something you’re kind of picking up on? Are you all right? Don’t worry, I’m all right. There’s something apocalyptic in your writing - the old guy at the bottom of the stairs in Crimson Petal and the apocalyptic stuff in The Book of Strange New Things. We talked for a while about life, death, and Jonathan Glazer’s recent adaption of his novel Under the Skin into a tight, strange little film, among other things, like Gone Girl. His grief remains clear, but so is his kindness - which comes across both in his novels and in his desire to put my friend Jonathan, who’d tagged along, and I at ease. As he was writing it, his wife Eva, who died this past July, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Michel Faber is currently on tour to talk about his new book, The Book of Strange New Things, an apocalyptic novel of love, loss, and the end of the world. ![]()
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