![]() ![]() ![]() Monique Ngozi Nri: So, let me start by asking you, like to just to dive right in: there’s a lovemaking scene between Samuel and Isaiah, I believe it’s in the “Psalms” chapter, fairly close to the beginning of the book, which I found particularly tender. Recently, Monique sat down with Robert on Zoom to discuss writing violence in America, honoring ancestors, and the writing life. She holds an MFA in poetry from Brooklyn College. Monique Ngozi Nri is a Black, cisgendered woman of Nigerian and Barbadian parentage who has lived and worked in Lagos, London and New York. He is the creator and curator of the social justice social media community, Son of Baldwin, which has over 288,000 followers across multiple platforms. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Essence, The Feminist Wire, The Paris Review, and The Griot. ![]() He was born and raised in New York City and received his BFA in creative writing and MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College. ![]() is the author of The New York Times Bestselling novel, The Prophets, which was a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction and has been translated into nineteen languages. ![]()
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