Finally, it seems I have written one enormous novel. I always think I am embarking on an enormous novel, then find it has ended at about three hundred pages. That these voices all belong to Gileadites is probably due to the fact that all of them have more life than their first appearance-a story told in someone else’s voice-can accommodate. The origin of each of the books is the same: I have the sensation of a distinctive voice in my mind, which I know will support a novel-length narrative. I never actually planned to write a second Gilead novel, or a first one, for that matter. Were you planning, from the beginning, to make this a four-part series? Your story in this week’s issue, “ Jack and Della,” is adapted from your forthcoming novel, “Jack,” the fourth book in your Gilead series. Photograph by Basso Cannarsa / Agence Opale / Alamy
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