Q & A …

… The Hipster Pyramid: An Interview with Francesco Pacifico.

I feel that a book isn’t properly edited until it’s translated into a different language, because you get past all the fascination you have for your own language. You’re left with the very structure, the wires of the book, and you gain a deeper understanding of your limits, your inspiration. Also, a different language helps you see different moral approaches. The language in Italian novels is not a very spiritual language, whereas the American novel is a novel that’s often very concerned with the dignity and humanity of the characters. So having that American sound in my head—hearing the book with American sounds—staked it in morality.