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I'm interested in complexity, in the mathematical sense, as well as the idiomatic sense. The idea of emergence - that it's possible for complex patterns to arise out of many simple interactions - is fascinating.

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There's an explosion of Indian fiction of all kinds, from military thrillers to chicklit. I think that's exciting.

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Intellectuals who live in Hungary, or who wish to work or lecture there, are extremely circumspect in their criticism.

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I'm fascinated by the emergence of a global class. They're highly mobile; they reject the idea of place.

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I can see a version of my life where it all becomes meaningless. On a good day, writing seems noble. Other times, it's narcissistic and pointless.

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Suburbia is all about private ownership and not having to share, and it leads to a paranoid, defensive mindset. I know this, having grown up in Essex.

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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.

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There's nothing New York likes more than a thing. Or a place. Or a place that's a thing. Or a thing that happens to be a place.

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Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's the place. That's how it works.

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When I try to understand somebody, create a character, I fall into them. When I think writers are telling me what to think, I get harrumphy.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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