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Tom Perrotta

American

August 13, 1961

Novelist

When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

Tags: Teacher Really Myself

My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.

Tags: Just Really Would

I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things have been suburban experiences.

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I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

Tags: Sympathy Really World

I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, it's impossible to ignore.

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