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Story summary
- The author reflects on books shaping their life, including Famous Five, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Asako Yuzuki's Butter.
- Growing up in apartheid South Africa, they found solace in literature, including Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space.
- As a teenager, Colette's Chéri influenced their view of desire.
- JG Ballard's Cocaine Nights shifted their storytelling perspective.
- James Baldwin's Giovanni’s Room and Marguerite Duras's The Lover inspired their writing.
