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Kerala Lit Fest: Sophie Mackintosh talks about her journey as a writer
Updated On: 28 January, 2025 09:34 AM IST | Kozhikode | Shriram Iyengar
From creating worlds that are ‘Lynchian’ to coping with rejection letters from editors, British author Sophie Mackintosh shares a few insights on her journey as a writer, and her maiden trip to South Asia and the Kerala Literature Festival
Sophie Mackintosh at the Kerala Literature Festival. Pic Courtesy/KLF
It is a sweltering afternoon on the beach in Kozhikode. Amidst the buzz and humdrum of the media-room, Sophie Mackintosh is still in a tizzy when this writer catches up with her. The 37-year-old British novelist is in town as part of the just-concluded 8th Kerala Literature Festival (KLF), on the back of her latest title, Cursed Bread (Penguin RandomHouse). A work of atmospheric fiction that blends feminism, mass hysteria and historical fiction together, it was long-listed for the Women’s Prize in 2023.
“I do love good stories about mass hysteria,” Mackintosh, a University of Warwick Writing Programme graduate, admits, when we catch up with her on the sidelines of KLF at the Thoolika venue on Kozhikode Beach. Having worked her way through the publicity industry, the Warwick graduate shares that Cursed Bread actually preceded her first works. “I had read about the tragedy of the events at Saint-Esprit in 1951, and thought someone should write about it. Then, I went off and wrote some stuff. But this kernel remained with me,” she recalls.
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