One striking thing about the world you create is its relationship to technology. What I find compelling is trying to make the impossible seem inevitable, whether it’s a city built on a waterfall or a dinosaur philosopher. The reader’s imagination adds at least 50 percent to that act of conjuring, filling in the spaces between the pictures and the words.
Some of that comes from its being an illustrated book, which sketches out so many dimensions of an alternate universe. James Gurney: What people tell me most often is that they like the sense of immersion they feel when they read the book. What about it do you think has been so compelling? What about that world, that alternate social reality, is compelling to you? Plough: The society you portray in your Dinotopia books has, obviously, captivated a huge audience. Plough editor Susannah Black asked him about his work and the world that he’s invented – a place where not only humans of many ethnicities and cultures work together in harmony, but even humans and dinosaurs live in solidarity. James Gurney is the beloved author and illustrator of the book Dinotopia and its sequels. This interview was first published in the Autumn 2020 issue of Plough Quarterly.
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