The writer John Payton Foden discusses his first novel Magenta (Crowsnest Books, 2021), with Joseph Planta.

Magenta by John Payton Foden (Crowsnet Books, 2021). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Magenta

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Magenta is a new novel, the first by the writer John Payton Foden, who joins me now. He takes the reader into war-torn Sarajevo, as we see a journalist named Silva make her way through a city under siege in order to recover the body of a filmmaker she knew. The book is an exploration of good and evil, and how the concepts evolve in a time of war. I’ll ask Mr. Foden about what he mined in terms of his conception of hatred. We’ll also talk about the time he writes about, how media has changed over the last thirty years, as well as the kinds of people that found themselves in this part of the world, not to mention people from countries like Canada, who went there. John Payton Foden is a Toronto-based writer. He has worked as a consultant lobbyist with a particular expertise in cities. His writing has appeared in the National Post and the Globe and Mail, and he’s provided commentary on the major broadcasting outlets in this country. The website for more is at www.presterjohn.ca. Magenta is published by Crowsnest Books. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, John Foden; Mr. Foden, good morning.

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