![]() ![]() Why did you choose to explore these historical events with this novel? It is inspired by real events that took place that same year in the state. The Vain Conversation deals with an American tragedy-a lynching of two black couples in 1946 Georgia. The length of time between publications was co-incidental and certainly unplanned. In fact, I began The Vain Conversation five years before Bombingham. Though I didn’t work consistently on it, it has taken 27 years from conception to publication. In that time, I have published two other books and written two novels which are now in circulation. I have also written and published many poems and collected them into a manuscript about travels in Africa. The long time it has taken for the publication of The Vain Conversation reflects both my struggle to find a form for the novel and the timidity of the publishing industry to embrace the subject of American race violence from my particular point-of-view. Did you make a conscious effort to take this amount of time in between books? ![]() ![]() Bombingham, your last novel, was released 2001. Your new novel, The Vain Conversation was released in March 2018. ![]()
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