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I think what writing should be at its essence is a creative expression, it should be informed by the needs of the story, by the dictates of your char… - Maaza Mengiste
" "I think what writing should be at its essence is a creative expression, it should be informed by the needs of the story, by the dictates of your characters…I feel like I can write any character I want—an African, a European, a writer can do anything, it just has to feel true to the story.
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About Maaza Mengiste
Maaza Mengiste (born 1974) is an Ethiopian-American author.
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I write fiction that revolves around archival research and historical events. What I search for in documented history: what happened, is not necessarily what I seek when I write it down: what was it like, and what was left out. I go back to something Breyten Breytenbach once told me, that fiction tells a truth that history cannot. I lean into fictive truths.
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