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R.O. Kwon

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R.O. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel Exhibit, a New York Times Editors� Choice, which was published in 2024. Kwon’s bestselling first novel, The Incendiaries, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award and the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Prize. With Garth Greenwell, Kwon co-edited Kink, a New York Times Notable Book. Kwon’s books have been translated into seven languages and named a best book of the year by over forty publications.

Kwon’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, New Yorker, Time, Vanity Fair, Guardian, and elsewhere. Born in Seoul, Kwon has lived most of her life in the United States.

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Hi, We read "The Incendiaries" and really enjoyed it and look forward to your future work! When you have a piece of fiction published, such as your novel or your other short pieces, do you go back and read them? I could understand if you don't, given the amount of hard work required to publish something or could it be a case of "these characters have said all they want to say to me" (if that makes sense)?
R.O. Kwon I love this question—and thank you for the kind words! It varies, to be honest. I've reread some short pieces, but I haven't reread my novel in full s…m´Ç°ù±ðI love this question—and thank you for the kind words! It varies, to be honest. I've reread some short pieces, but I haven't reread my novel in full since I last edited it. I think often of what the artist Louise Bourgeois said when someone asked how she knew a sculpture was finished: she said it was when the questions stopped. That was, in part, how I knew I'd finished this novel.(less)
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When you were writing The Incendiaries, what did you consider the most crucial part of the process?
R.O. Kwon The easiest answer would be all of it—I wanted to get all of it right! But I'll also say that I love, love sentences. I can think about a single sente…m´Ç°ù±ðThe easiest answer would be all of it—I wanted to get all of it right! But I'll also say that I love, love sentences. I can think about a single sentence all day. I wanted to get this novel to a place where I could open it, pick out any line at random, and not want to revise it all over again.(less)
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“Intact families sat in the blue wash of television light, tranquil, like drowned statues.”
― R.O. Kwon, The Incendiaries
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“I believe that we, in the attempt to live, invented Him. But if I could, I'd ask Him to give you everything.”
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“Phoebe, you’re a capable girl, but I’m afraid being alone isn’t a skill. It’s a disposition.”
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