Chris Bohjalian
So sorry, Bobby, that I missed this question when you first submitted it. My bad.
Originally, I thought I was going to write a book about dreams, that great Freudian abyss. But I had lunch early in my research with a physician at a hospital sleep center, and he had just come from seeing a patient who was a sleepwalker. And so our conversation rather naturally gravitated there. He started to tell me stories of people who sleep cook, sleep drive, sleep jog, and sleep sex -- and I grew interested. When I came across a study of sleep crime, I was hooked. I knew that sleepwalking, not dreams, was what I wanted to write about.
Thanks for asking!
Originally, I thought I was going to write a book about dreams, that great Freudian abyss. But I had lunch early in my research with a physician at a hospital sleep center, and he had just come from seeing a patient who was a sleepwalker. And so our conversation rather naturally gravitated there. He started to tell me stories of people who sleep cook, sleep drive, sleep jog, and sleep sex -- and I grew interested. When I came across a study of sleep crime, I was hooked. I knew that sleepwalking, not dreams, was what I wanted to write about.
Thanks for asking!
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Chris Bohjalian:
Chris, I have so enjoyed your work starting with your crushingly beautiful Sandcastle Girls, that I am hoping to get to Warwick. I actually have never been to a book event. What can I expect? Will you be reading? Is it better for me to read the book in its entirety? Your generosity noted below, kind of creates a small village around your books and reading in general. Cliche but much appreciated! Beth
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