Cindy Fazzi
Author Interview - Cindy Fazzi
Author of Multo
Filipino-American bounty hunter Domingo has made a career of catching criminal undocumented immigrants. He’s the best in the business—and it isn’t lost on him that he’s so good because of his similarities to his targets. Despite Domingo’s claims that he is unsympathetic to their plight, yet spends his spare moments on stakeouts and in between jobs writing a book of advice for aspiring immigrants. Brash, funny, and candid, he compiles the names of all the people he’s apprehended, documenting the hazards of his profession, and imparting advice to foreigners who dare to dream of life in America.
Domingo’s latest job is finding biracial Filipino woman Monica Reed—for the third time. Monica is the only fugitive who has ever escaped him, and the only one he’s ever released, against orders. As he embarks on a third and final hunt for her, Domingo uncovers a dangerous truth that Monica was determined to publicize—even though it put her life in danger. And as he chases her around the country, despite his agreement to arrest people like Monica, Domingo finds himself taking her side. Flushing out immigrants whose biggest crime was clinging to the American Dream pales in comparison to getting justice for a woman who he discovers was living in the shadows, but was only ever searching for the truth.
Full of action and humor, MULTO is also a meditation on what it means to be unwelcome and unwanted in a country you love and the sacrifices such love requires.
Author Interview - Cindy Fazzi
Author I draw inspiration from:
Walter Mosley, Devil in a Blue Dress. He writes about racism without preaching.
Author Interview - Cindy Fazzi | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book:
Bedroom, one hour before hitting the sack.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
I’d like to be stuck anywhere with Jack Reacher (Gone Tomorrow and other books in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child) because I know he’ll protect me no matter what. Reacher loves coffee, so I’ll buy him a cup of java in a cozy cafe and we’ll talk about his latest adventure.
Author Interview - Cindy Fazzi | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
I arrived in the United States in the fall of 1989. Amy Tan’s Joy Luck Club was one of the first books I read. She wrote beautifully about immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters. As an immigrant myself, I found the book very compelling. It was the first time I seriously considered writing fiction.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
I like paperback for reading at home. When I’m traveling, I usually bring ebooks. I only recently started using audiobook, which I enjoy more than I expected.
The last book I read:
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. It’s a trendy book about the publishing industry.
Author Interview - Cindy Fazzi | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
Laptop for convenience. But I jot down ideas, observations, and notes on any piece of paper I happen to have and that includes the back of a receipt!
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Edna Pontellier in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. I understand her ennui and sadness. I would try to change her mind about her decision at the end of the book. No spoiler alert here, so you should read the book if you haven’t.
Author Interview - Cindy Fazzi | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
A publisher so I can publish writers of color and other marginalized writers.
Favorite decade in fashion history:
I love 1920s to 1930s fashion because women wore elegant, tailored clothes, cloche hats, and gloves.
Place I’d most like to travel:
Italy for its beauty and history. Big Island (Hawaii) for its beauty and slow pace.
My signature drink:
During the day, it’s coffee. On movie nights at home, I make vodka seltzer on the rocks with fresh lime and no sweetener.
Favorite artist:
Michelangelo. His David sculpture is breathtaking.
Number one on my bucket list:
To see my historical novel, My MacArthur (2018), adapted into film. The book is about General Douglas MacArthur’s interracial, May-December relationship with a young Filipino actress in the 1930s.
Find more from the author:
https://twitter.com/CindyFazzi
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Author Bio:
Cindy Fazzi is a Filipino-American writer and former Associated Press reporter. She has worked as a journalist in the Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States. Her writing has been published in Snake Nation Review, Copperfield Review, and most recently, Electric Literature. She has published a romance novel under a pen name and a historical novel with the micro-indie Sand Hill Press, My MacArthur, which was a quarter finalist in the 2018 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book contest. MULTO is the first in a planned series. She lives in Sacramento, CA. Find her online at www.cindyfazzi.com and on Twitter @CindyFazzi.
