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Powell’s has put up an interview with Marjane Satrapi, whose Persepolis 2 is out now.
Dave: At one point, you admit to sending an innocent stranger to jail to distract police from your own indiscretions. Do people confront you about that?
Satrapi: People were like, “Why did you say that about yourself?!” And I said, “Because each thing I say has its purpose.”
I consider myself a very nice person, really. I don’t do any harm to people. I’m not jealous or envious of anyone. If I can help people, I do. I consider myself a nice person, but even I could do that out of fear.
I was trying to say that what you have to be scared of is the fear, itself. Nothing but that. When you are scared, it’s not only your muscles that get completely stuck, but also your brain. You don’t think properly. That’s exactly what is happening in this country. People are so scared that they are willing to vote for Bush.
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.