Quotes from book
Ghostwritten

Ghostwritten

Ghostwritten is the first novel published by English author David Mitchell. Published in 1999, it won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and was widely acclaimed. The story takes place mainly around East Asia, but also moves through Russia, Britain, the USA and Ireland. It is written episodically; each chapter details a different story and central character, although they are all interlinked through seemingly coincidental events. Many of the themes from Ghostwritten continue in Mitchell’s subsequent novels, number9dream and Cloud Atlas, and a character later appears in The Bone Clocks.


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“The most malicious god is the god of the counted chicken.”

"Clear Island"
Ghostwritten (1999)

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“Lunatics are writers whose works write them.”

"Night Train"
Ghostwritten (1999)

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