What happens when everything stops working with sci-fi author Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem The Arrest

Jonathan Lethem interview about his latest science fiction novel “The Arrest”

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Interview Timeline

Jonathan Lethem is a prolific short story and novel writer. He’s written eleven novels and his latest is The Arrest a science fiction novel about a semi-dystopian society. We spoke about the novel, about society, and about his writing process. The Arrest (Ecco, 2020)

0:32 – Jonathon talks about why he wrote The Arrest. He talks about setting it in Maine.

3:30 – Jonathon talks about the protagonist, setting, and conflict in the novel.

7:09 – Jonathon expands on why he chose to set the novel in Maine.

8:46 – Jonathon goes deeper into the “post-apocalyptic” setting of the book.

13:00 – Jonathon talks about how people communicate in his novel.

14:00 – Jonathon talks about growing up in an apocalyptic atmosphere.

15:35 – Jonathon talks about freedom and communication in his world.

16:51 – Jonathon talks about the research he did for the novel.

18:34 – Jonathon talks about things he learned about Maine.

20:35 – Jonathon talks about micro-differences in communities.

21:46 – Jonathon talks about the feel of the book.

22:39 – Jonathon talks about the musical feel to the book.

25:15 – Jonathon talks about one character being a script doctor and about his various interests.

27:19 – Jonathon talks about being a big reader.

27:53 – Jonathon talks about how he completes his novels.

30:07 – Jonathon talks about how his writing has changed over time.

32:06 – Jonathon started his career thinking he would be a painter.

34:01 – Jonathon talks about editing The Arrest and changing the novel’s POV.

35:16 – Jonathon talks about what changing the POV did for the story.

37:11 – Jonathon talks about growing up being cautioned about the future.

38:58 – Jonathon talks about the adaptation of books into films.

40:45 – Jonathon talks about his approach to films and Hollywood.

44:10 – Jonathon talks about short story writing.

44:31 – Jonathon can be found at JonathanLethem.com

Links of interest

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http://jonathanlethem.com/

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Guests: Jonathan Lethem

Host: Cris Alvarez

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Jonathan Lethem the arrest