![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I tend to fuse two or even three children together, so Raphael (for example) is a Calcutta streetboy and a Manila flower-seller. The characters are all based on children I have met. We are all familiar with stories of child labour, child poverty – but the dumpsites are particularly heartbreaking.ĭid you meet kids like Raphael, Gardo and Rat? The book is inspired by Manila, but never identified as such – for the simple reason that such places exist all over the developing world. There’s a dumpsite in Manila that I visited, and the things I saw will stay with me forever. The opening descriptions that Raphael gives us, about wading through human muck…that is completely real. Yes, my experiences abroad inspired the book. ![]() Did your experiences in these countries inspire you to write Trash? You’ve taught English and Drama in India, Brazil and the Philippines. He very kindly answered them for me and you can read his answers right here. When I finished Trash I had a few questions that I really wanted to ask the author, Andy Mulligan. It is one of those books that you don’t want to put down because you just want to find out how it ends. Trash, opens a new window, is one of my favourite books. He worked as a theatre director and a teacher before becoming a writer. Andy Mulligan, opens a new window is a fantastic British author who has written some great books including Ribblestrop, opens a new window and Trash, opens a new window. ![]()
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