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Author Explores Mother-Son Strife in New Novel
8 Feb
Summary
- Washington's new novel 'Palaver' centers on a strained mother-son relationship.
- The son, an American teacher in Tokyo, has been estranged from his mother.
- The novel draws inspiration from 'Kitchen', 'Another Brooklyn', and 'Love in the Big City'.
American writer Bryan Washington discussed his latest novel, "Palaver," in a recent interview.
The novel focuses on the strained relationship between its protagonists: a son living in Tokyo and his mother.
The son, an American who has been teaching English in Tokyo for nearly a decade, finds himself estranged from his Jamaican-American mother in Texas.
Their separation is disrupted when she makes an unannounced visit to his doorstep.
Washington revealed that "Palaver" is influenced by three other literary works: "Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto (1988), "Another Brooklyn" by Jacqueline Woodson (2016), and "Love in the Big City" by Sang Young Park (2021). This discussion occurred as part of a BBC Audio Scotland production.
