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About James McBride
American writer and musician
James McBride is an American writer and musician. He is known for his fiction and for work that bridges literature and music. He received the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird. That recognition placed him among the notable American voices in contemporary fiction, with a career shaped by both writing and music.
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- “Don't get me started on Americans and war. One of the things I learnt over in Italy is how they mythologised…”James McBride
- “I'd like to do something involving jazz. But books are how I earn my living, and I'd like to stay with the ho…”James McBride
- “I hate to sound blase about it, but literary status is not important to me. Being happy is important to me.”James McBride
- “I don't like a bunch of writers sitting around, puffing smoke, they like this book, he wrote this - tell me a…”James McBride
Writing: more sayings
- “I started playing piano when I was eight, and I went on to study piano in school, so I have a background in c…”Julia Holter
- “I wrote stories from the time I was a little girl, but I didn't want to be a writer. I wanted to be an actres…”Joan Didion
- “I love clothes, but really I don't have that much to say about skirts. Before I was writing, I went to fashio…”Padma Lakshmi
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Books by James McBride
The color of water
1996
Song yet sung
2008
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
2023
The Good Lord Bird
2013
Miracle at St. Anna
2002