The first installment of Granta’s new series asks authors to revisit the first lines of their stories and writer Miroslav Penkov discusses his story ‘Blood Money.’
In regards to first lines, he says, “You shine the light precisely on what your readers need to see. Then, holding their hand, you lead them deeper into the dream.” Read more on Miroslav here.
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