"None of my characters operate in a vacuum. You rarely see these tidy domestic dramas, mostly because of my own interest in a broader stage. I’m always interested in seeing how political events are shaking down within the individual and within the relationships between individuals, and also the kind of destruction this can cause in people’s lives and relationships…"
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On avoidance of having her characters live in a bubble in “Language is the Way: An Interview with Cristina García” in Fiction Writers Review (2013 Jun 19)
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