Tao Lin
Tao Lin
Tao Linis an American novelist, poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist. He has published three novels, two books of poetry, one short story collection, and one novella in print as well as an extensive assortment of online content. His third novel, Taipei, was published by Vintage on June 4, 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth2 July 1983
CityAlexandria, VA
CountryUnited States of America
book reading people
I like reading books where people with a lot of money use it to do whatever they want. Like stay in expensive hotels and do whatever drugs they want and fly wherever they want.
reading book thinking
If I don't like someone and I start reading their stuff, it seems like my brain will just automatically start criticizing everything that's there. It's really hard to read a book without having all this outside information telling you what to think about it.
poetry wrote
My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
I like most any place if I have Internet access.
people
A lot of people think I'm a vegan. I'm not.
accurate closer creating meaning static view
I don't view my memory as accurate or static - and, in autobiographical fiction, my focus is still on creating an effect, not on documenting reality - so 'autobiographical,' to me, is closer in meaning to 'fiction' than 'autobiography.'
certain context discern effect effects good
I can discern that certain things have an effect on certain other things, but I don't view those effects as good or bad. If a context and a goal is defined, I could say if it's good or bad. But overall, I don't view things as good or bad.
considered family written
I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture.
almost music specific time
I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.
arrive computer leaving music somewhere specific
I don't have specific music for when I'm writing. I'm usually listening to the same playlist or 'artist' before I arrive at the computer as when I'm walking somewhere after leaving the computer.
experience focused written
I haven't written about an immigrant experience because I haven't experienced that before and am focused on existential themes.
concept understand
I don't think I understand the concept of regret. Because if I regret anything, that would mean, like, I hate myself.
amount certain sure terms time whenever worked
I feel 'proud' whenever I feel that I've worked on something for a certain amount of time with a certain amount of attention. I'm not sure if I think in terms of 'pride' though.
definition depressed people seems sign weeks
I don't have a definition for depression. I'm productive, and that's not a sign of depression, right? And I don't have weeks where I don't leave my bed. It seems like depressed people have those.