As Henry Hoke’s witty new novel is published, the author talks about his obsession with the real-life lion P-22, queerness in the animal kingdom and whether he’s written a furry novel.
Despite some stiff competition, I can handily say thatIt might also be the best novel of the year. Written from the perspective of a puma struggling to survive in the foothills under the Hollywood sign and in the animal’s distinct grasp of English,flows like the best poetry. It’s a concept that could go awry in the wrong hands but under
In the offices of his publisher, Picador, Hoke spoke with fondness for his lion and P-22 as we discussedPatrick Sproull: What was your relationship to P-22 and how did they come to inspireThe area where I spent the most time in LA was this area of Los Feliz, which was at the foot of the mountain up to the observatory in Griffith Park.
There were news stories about how P-22 had been living under a house in a crawlspace for a long time and I thought it was amazing that the lion had been blessing this random house. That was the beginning of my obsession and I would check up on it and think maybe I’d see it or know when it was in the neighbourhood.HH: I never personally encountered P-22. There were sightings up until I sold the book early last year and the cat was spotted in Silver Lake, which was a whole different neighbourhood.
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