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Vogue: Can you tell me a bit about the genesis of this novel?

Photo: Courtesy of Aria Aber
What was it like to make the shift from poetry to fiction?
I recently described myself as having a novelistic disposition rather than a poetic one.
It was an exciting project as an autodidact.

What about Berlin, specifically, spoke to you as a setting for this novel?
Its an unruly and yet extremely generous place.
This conversation has been edited and condensed.