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Stockholm in December 2007

‘For a writer, the experience of living in a number of countries is an enormous boon. You can only understand the world if you see it from several sides. My latest book, which came into being in France, unfolds in a special geographic space: Those events which take place in Prague are seen through West European eyes, while what happens in France is seen through the eyes of Prague. It is an encounter of two worlds.’

Milan Kundera

  

Karekare in January 2008

It is an interesting - and very fortunate - situation to find myself on an island in the Gryt archipelago while editing my new manuscript. In the novel my character Cecilia lives here, and when I look out over the sea it is as if I now see it with her eyes. Iwish I could dealy my departure and stay on for a month or two. Instead, this is just a short interlude. (more…)

Calla lily, Ponsonby July 2007

I walked through the backstreets of Ponsonby yesterday. It was my favourite time of day, just before sunset. It had rained earlier in the day, but a hesitant sun had come out at the last minute. (more…)