Author of the newly released 'Constance', Joseph Zigmond gives us a glimpse into his writing process, the books that shaped him, and the must-read titles to add to your book list.
, Joseph Zigmond gives us a glimpse into his writing process, the books that shaped him, and the must-read titles to add to your book list.
Joseph Zigmond is a non-fiction publisher living in Brighton with his wife and daughter. His debut novelis a brilliant work of literary, speculative fiction that explored themes of masculinity, violence against women and male complicity.: “This is a heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful book, a searing portrait of love, betrayal, redemption and complicity.”
In the summer of 2006, a chance encounter on the London Underground finds eighteen-year-old Ali tagging along with a school friend and a mysterious girl to a club. The girl is Cece, and she seems to be everything Ali is not. For one night he is transfixed and transformed into someone who might belong. All he knows is he will remember it forever.
In 2064, Ali takes his final flight out of the UK to Morocco, in a world upturned by climate collapse. He has a wife and a daughter, reasons to return. Yet Ali is willing to abandon everything to find Cece again, finally to recapture that long summer night when he was young, and to understand how the actions taken – and not taken – have changed all their lives.is a novel of teenage fragility, male blindness and everyday complicity.
Here, we catch up with Joseph Zigmond to find out more about his influences, writing habits, and reading recommendations…I wanted to be a film director as a kid, but I had no clue how to do that. So, at some point, the little film scripts I started and never finished became stories. It seemed cheaper.
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