I’d like to introduce you to the one-hundred-and-first interviewee in my ‘Meet the Author’ series. He is John B. Campbell from the U.S. (Wisconsin).
Your books dramatize the impact of the great war on society. Can you tell us more about that? What is it that interests you about that time period?
As we know, the Great War catapulted most of humanity into a different world. Fictional characters that are set in this time period are forced to come to terms with many sudden changes. This, I believe, provides the makings for a rich story. Fans of films like The English Patient—and, of course, followers of Downton Abbey—would agree that the period is a romantic one.
A degree of modernity enhances the historic ambiance in the Between-the-Wars time frame, which can be both interesting and practical in a story. And this era connects with our lives more so than earlier periods, I think, in that most readers personally knew individuals—grandparents and others—who had lived through those years. Perhaps such readers have mementos or recall observing as children various mundane things that carried over and touched their lives. Thus, many find this era more intimate; it can perhaps strike a chord more profoundly within us.
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Your books dramatize the impact of the great war on society. Can you tell us more about that? What is it that interests you about that time period?
As we know, the Great War catapulted most of humanity into a different world. Fictional characters that are set in this time period are forced to come to terms with many sudden changes. This, I believe, provides the makings for a rich story. Fans of films like The English Patient—and, of course, followers of Downton Abbey—would agree that the period is a romantic one.
A degree of modernity enhances the historic ambiance in the Between-the-Wars time frame, which can be both interesting and practical in a story. And this era connects with our lives more so than earlier periods, I think, in that most readers personally knew individuals—grandparents and others—who had lived through those years. Perhaps such readers have mementos or recall observing as children various mundane things that carried over and touched their lives. Thus, many find this era more intimate; it can perhaps strike a chord more profoundly within us.
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