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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Why He Writes
“I just felt this deep need to express myself.... I had a strong desire to understand and to express that understanding.” In this CBS Sunday Morning interview, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about the purpose of his writing and how the music of Marvin Gaye influences the language in his work. Coates’s debut novel, The Water Dancer (One World, 2019), is featured in Page One in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Water Dancer | One World | 2019 | writing process | CBS Sunday Morning | interview | Page One | September/October 2019
