| Interview with James Morrow |
James Morrow fills his work with a vast intelligence seldom found in
popular literature. He has a B.A. in creative writing from the University
of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in teaching from Harvard Graduate
School. He’s developed teaching programs for schools. James
Morrow started writing fulltime in 1978. His first novel, The Wine of
Violence, was published in 1981. Before that was his critically
acclaimed masterpiece, The Last Witchfinder. This is the Way the
World Ends (1986) was nominated for a Nebula award. Only Begotten
Daughter (1990) got him another Nebula nomination and he won the
World Fantasy Award for it. He won the Nebula for City of Truth
(1991), and his The Godhead Trilogy—Towing Jehovah (1994)—was
nominated for both Hugo and Nebula and won him his second World
Fantasy Award. Bible Stories for Adults (1996) was a World Fantasy
Award nominee as well. He just recently published The Philosopher’s
Apprentice.
popular literature. He has a B.A. in creative writing from the University
of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in teaching from Harvard Graduate
School. He’s developed teaching programs for schools. James
Morrow started writing fulltime in 1978. His first novel, The Wine of
Violence, was published in 1981. Before that was his critically
acclaimed masterpiece, The Last Witchfinder. This is the Way the
World Ends (1986) was nominated for a Nebula award. Only Begotten
Daughter (1990) got him another Nebula nomination and he won the
World Fantasy Award for it. He won the Nebula for City of Truth
(1991), and his The Godhead Trilogy—Towing Jehovah (1994)—was
nominated for both Hugo and Nebula and won him his second World
Fantasy Award. Bible Stories for Adults (1996) was a World Fantasy
Award nominee as well. He just recently published The Philosopher’s
Apprentice.
Mr. Morrow is definitely not afraid
to take on the “big issues” in his
work—no quarter is asked, nor is
any given. Everything from
theology to the Age of Reason
and Salem Witch Trials fill his
work, and he pulls no punches,
makes readers think while
entertaining them. He is known
for fantasy, yet he has delved
into historical fiction with vicious
cunning displayed in his astute
storytelling, using Sir Isaac
Newton and other historical
greats to support fictional
characters that are so real they
simply MUST exist. Even the
to take on the “big issues” in his
work—no quarter is asked, nor is
any given. Everything from
theology to the Age of Reason
and Salem Witch Trials fill his
work, and he pulls no punches,
makes readers think while
entertaining them. He is known
for fantasy, yet he has delved
into historical fiction with vicious
cunning displayed in his astute
storytelling, using Sir Isaac
Newton and other historical
greats to support fictional
characters that are so real they
simply MUST exist. Even the
book that tells the story of The Last Witchfinder is interwoven with such a vivid persona and
desire for its owner that one sympathizes with the book as if it is, in fact, human.
desire for its owner that one sympathizes with the book as if it is, in fact, human.
| Morrow |
Jim is interviewed for
issue no. 2 coming out
in February! Don't
miss it!!!!
issue no. 2 coming out
in February! Don't
miss it!!!!