I was also wondering how long you’ve been walking around with her… Rachel: I remembered Mireille from Ayiti, and had to go back and reread her story. Roxane: I wrote it in the summer of 2011.īrian S: Just in one summer? That’s amazing. This Rumpus Book Club interview was edited by Brian Spears.īrian S: How long did it take you to write this book? To learn how you can become a member of the Rumpus Book Club, click here. Every month The Rumpus Book Club hosts a discussion online with the book club members and the author, and we post an edited version online as an interview.
This is an edited transcript of the book club discussion. The Rumpus Book Club chats with Roxane Gay about her new novel An Untamed State, fairy tales, and the reality of violence that women face every day, everywhere in the world.