Lauren Beukes
Lauren Beukes
Lauren Beukesis a South African novelist, short story writer, journalist and television scriptwriter...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 June 1976
wheels
Can't reinvent the wheel. But you can put your own spin on it.
stars believe dna
I really wanted to believe that there were these magic celestial bodies that would direct my life, tell me what to do, and it turns out it's not stars, it's some bits of screwy DNA. I'm just meat with faulty programming.
order trying patterns
There are patterns because we try to find them. A desperate attempt at order because we can't face the terror that it might all be random.
interesting plot world
There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.
twelve cracks ems
So are you an inmate or a rubbernecker?" she asks. "Rubbernecker," I answer without hesitation. "You?" "I'm a screw. Or on staff, anyway. Used to be an inmate. Repeat offender. Crimes against my body. Puking sickness followed by heroin, which led to more puking sickness." I'd be surprised at her forthrightness, but that's addicts for you. The twelve steps crack 'em open and then they can't shut up.
course exposed passions shaped
Being a journalist, being exposed to the world, to social injustice, to intolerance, growing up here, under apartheid, benefitting from that, has all shaped who I am and what my passions are, and of course that's going to come through in my writing.
cruel given hannibal men opportunity powerless serial time
I did a lot of research on real serial killers, and they're not Hannibal Lecters. They're cruel men who are given the opportunity to do something terrible, and a lot of the time it's about impotence. They feel powerless in the real world.
amazing assistant both came twitter
Twitter is amazing. I advertised for the position of research assistant on Twitter, and both of my researchers came from there.