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The following is an interview with Canadian writer Adam Pottle on his recent work of fiction, “The Bus.” Please note that there will be spoilers about the plot and characters of this novella and a discussion of genocide, eugenics, and euthanasia.
Tell me a little bit about your background and what led you to become a writer. Who are your literary influences/mentors?
Adam Pottle: When I was sixteen, I had a wonderful English teacher named Ian Kluge. He was a big, bald, burly dude who told stories with magnificent bombast. On the first day of class, he read Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” aloud, and after that class I knew I had to try telling stories too, to try and capture that effect.
My key influences are Toni Morrison, Mordecai Richler, Albert Camus, Elie Wiesel, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Cormac McCarthy, and William Faulkner.