![]() ![]() It helped to realize that “The Generation” was related to issues I find myself returning to over and over again. I wanted to write something about technology set in the future but didn’t want any space slang, techno-tchotchkes, or the hackneyed grittiness of dystopian fiction. Hernan Diaz: It took a long time to finish this story. How did this story emerge? And how did you decide how best to tell it? The dystopian particulars are somewhat vague, which allows the narrator’s voice to anchor the story with idiosyncratic detail. Oliver Munday: Your story “The Generation” follows a 13-year-old in a grim future where the fate of humanity is in peril. Their conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. To mark the story’s publication in The Atlantic, Diaz and Oliver Munday, the associate creative director of the magazine, discussed the story over email. “The Generation” is a new story by Hernan Diaz. Editor’s Note: Read Hernan Diaz’s new short story “ The Generation.” ![]()
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