On the Difficulties in Writing the Truth

On the Difficulties in Writing the Truth
Hari Kunzru

A digital project, part of Two Ears and One Mouth

Hari Kunzru is a British writer living in New York. He is the author of five novels, most recently Red Pill (2020) and White Tears (2017). His stories, articles, and essays have appeared in publications such as Wired, the New York Times, the Guardian, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, the Times of India, and the New Statesman. His novels have been translated into twenty-one languages. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the New York Public Library, and the American Academy in Berlin.

“On the Difficulties in Writing the Truth” was published as part of Two Ears and One Mouth, Triple Canopy’s twenty-sixth issue, which is made possible through the generous support of the Stolbun Collection, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

26 Two Ears and One Mouth

The Great Equalizer, by Alexander Provan
Omniaudience, by Triple Canopy & Nikita Gale
Parts of Speech at MCA Chicago, by Triple Canopy & Public Fiction
On the Difficulties in Writing the Truth, by Hari Kunzru
On What We Owe, by Astra Taylor & Laura Hanna
On Similitude, by Steffani Jemison with Garrett Gray
On Onomatopoeia, by Tomeka Reid with Taylor Ho Bynum, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu & Mike Reed
On Labor and Management, by Julio Torres
On the Next Economy, by Christopher Kulendran Thomas
Parts of Speech
Rave, by Rainald Goetz
Stereomodernism, by DeForrest Brown, Jr.
Listening, by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
A Cinder Block Falling on Concrete, by Lawrence Abu Hamdan
The Black Catatonic Scream, by Harmony Holiday
LITTLE GIRLS, by Nikita Gale
Second Rate, by Jonathan Sterne & Mara Mills
Table of Visions, by Tashi Wada with Alexander Provan
Proyecto DATA, by Julia Weist & Nestor Siré
Proyecto DATA, by Julia Weist & Nestor Siré
Answers with Questions, by Gregg Bordowitz with Jasmine Nyende, Vivien Goldman, Joy Ladin, Kendall Thomas, Morgan Bassichis & The Illustrious Pearl
On the Letterform of the Age, by Bo-Won Keum
A Heavy Nonpresence, by Derica Shields
i have too much to hide, by Benjamin Krusling
And Besides, It’s True, by Paige K. B. & Tiffany Sia

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