Ask the Author: Seb Duncan
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Seb Duncan
FOR SALE - One large kitchen knife and white shower curtain (slightly damaged). Collect only from the hotel at the top of the hill.
Seb Duncan
I am currently reading My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite for pleasure, as well as A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison (as part of research for my new book)
Seb Duncan
Headcase presents the reader with a central character from folklore, and places him into a modern fast paced narrative context about a murder investigation and an absurd political fake news story. For the reader, there should be suspension of disbelief about the old story (because it is a famous legend) whilst knowing that truth in the 21st Century is becoming very hard to define. I find the clash between these themes interesting; the original story is sweet and kind of innocent (in its own way), while the modern story is cynical and fast paced. Although I don’t want it to be a “ghost story”, I do want the prose to feel like one in parts, the idea being to keep the reader guessing throughout. In addition, the book takes place in Prague, with all its atmosphere and mystery hopefully adding to the feeling of unease.
After I started writing the book, I realised that it shared some aspects of Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes (although this was not intentional!). His novel pulls off the idea of a famous historical character taking part in a modern story, by giving no explanation as to how he arrived there, which I like very much. The book doesn't dwell on it and just concentrates on the implications of him living in the present as the main story.
After I started writing the book, I realised that it shared some aspects of Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes (although this was not intentional!). His novel pulls off the idea of a famous historical character taking part in a modern story, by giving no explanation as to how he arrived there, which I like very much. The book doesn't dwell on it and just concentrates on the implications of him living in the present as the main story.
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