"That’s how my novels get written. Small scenes that build and merge, and then you recognize the larger context."
This is Michael Ondaatje from a long and fascinating interview in Bomb 58. Worth reading the whole thing.
Small scenes certainly built and merged in The Cat's Table which, for me, was a stand-out book from my reading last year.
Interesting how this chimes with what Hockney said about creating a large painting.
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