![]() ![]() ![]() For example, having progressed from model to painter during that period, the heroine could resume this career without interruption in the narrative framework of this novel. The choice carried many other benefits as well. Other choices might have been available, but I happen to be interested in abstract expressionism anyway, and the research involved was not arduous. In this case, the story called for a readily identifiable New York milieu that was closely tied to the period in which the heroine flourished - the late 1940s and early 1950s - so the explosion of abstract expressionism fit the bill perfectly. ![]() His latest book is The Man Who Grew Young.ī: Why did you choose an artist as one of the main characters in After Dachau ?ĭaniel Quinn: It's really the stories that do the choosing and not the personal tastes of the author. His novel, After Dachau, raises further questions about history, personal identity, and cultural assumptions. ![]() He is best known for his book, Ishmael, which won the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship, established to encourage authors to seek "creative and positive solutions to global problems." A frequent speaker at college campuses and social forums, Quinn's works encourage readers to rethink humanity's place in the world. Daniel Quinn was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1935. ![]()
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