Book: Ghost Queen, and other horrific documents
Jakob Zaaiman: Author Interview
(for a book promotion website)
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written about 10 books, 4 of which are currently in print; the rest will need considerable revision if they are to see the light of day. I work ‘full time’ — as it were — on my artworks, videos, music and on my writings, swopping from one form to another as the ideas come to me, or if I hit a brick wall with one particular thing. I live in London, which is a great place to live as I can get by on nothing while being part of a massive gathering of people from all over the world. I live in a leafy part of town, yet it’s only 20 minutes away from Piccadilly and Soho by tube. So I’m never far from degenerate action, if need be. Perfect. I’ve worked in all kinds of fields, from music to retail to teaching to counselling to plastering and wrecking. Other than English I speak a few languages, though not particularly well. Mandarin is my favourite, but it doesn’t seem to like me, and keeps pushing its impossible and impenetrable characters out of my memory. I’ve also travelled all over the place — Europe, America, Asia, Africa.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
