History Literature / Ghostwritten

->''“We're all ghostwriters, my boy... We all think we're in control of our own lives, but really they're pre-[[TitleDrop ghostwritten]] by forces around us.”''

The nine narrators are, in order: a cult member living in Okinawa, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}, a record-shop clerk and saxophonist living in UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}, a corrupt British businessman in UsefulNotes/HongKong, a tea shack owner living on a Holy Mountain in UsefulNotes/{{China}}, a “noncorpum” entity in UsefulNotes/{{Mongolia}}, an art thief in [[UsefulNotes/TheCityFormerlyKnownAs St. Petersburg]], a drummer in UsefulNotes/{{London}}, a quantum physicist in Clear Island, UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}, and a late-night radio DJ in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, ''Ghostwritten'' discusses many themes, including the role of chance and fate in life.

* ContinuityNod: Mitchell is mostly infamous for its interconnectivity. And it does foreshadowed or referenced his other works especially the nuclear references in ''Literature/{{Cloud Atlas}}'' and ''Literature/TheBoneClocks''
** Both Timothy Cavendish and Luisa Rey is also one of the major characters in Mitchell’s famous work, ''Literature/{{Cloud Atlas}}''. Not to mention Kathy Forbes had a comet birthmark, and the nonhuman character could be the same wandering soul or spirit.
** Neal Brose is one of the minor character in ''Black Swan Green''.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In many ways.
** Okinawa: Quasar released a Sarin gas attack on a rush-hour metro; killing innocent people.

* NoEnding: All of the chapters [[spoiler: ended abruptly. While not all of them, most of it are left unsolved or ended immediately when their relationships began.]]

* TitleDrop: Uttered by Tim Cavendish as he and Marco discuss honesty in the ghostwriting of autobiographies.

* AnachronicOrder: While the structure of the story are arranged in sequential order, (except the last one).

** Neil Broseman is one of the minor character in ''Black Swan Green''.

''Ghostwritten'' is the first novel by Creator/DavidMitchell, published in 1999. The story is made up of nine loosely connected short stories ranging from Japan to New York. Most of the stories take place around the turn of the 21st century, although two of the stories begin early in the 20th century. Each part functions on its own as a complete story, but the events of the stories interlink and overlap countless times.

* ContinuityNod: Mitchell is mostly infamous for its interconnectivity. And it does foreshadowed or referenced his other works especially the nuclear references in ''Literature/{{Cloud Atlas}}'' and ''Literature/{{TheBoneClocks}}''

* AnachronicOrder: While the structure of the story are arranged in sequential order, (except the last one)

* ContinuityNod: Mitchell is mostly infamous for its interconnectivity. And it does foreshadowed his other works especially the nuclear references in ''Literature/{{Cloud Atlas}}'' and ''Literature/{{TheBoneClocks}}''

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Nine major characters including minor characters in each story. Double when some of it even appears in the other story.

''Ghostwritten'' is the first novel by David Mitchell, published in 1999. The story is made up of nine loosely connected short stories ranging from Japan to New York. Most of the stories take place around the turn of the 21st century, although two of the stories begin early in the 20th century. Each part functions on its own as a complete story, but the events of the stories interlink and overlap countless times.

* RapedAsDrama: The female narrator in the Holy Mountain story when she was young.

* CruelAndUnsualDeath: In many ways.

* ContinuityNod: Mitchell is mostly infamous for its interconnectivity.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Nine major characters including minor characters in each story.

The nine narrators are, in order: a cult member living in Okinawa, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}, a record-shop clerk and saxophonist living in UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}, a corrupt British businessman in UsefulNotes/HongKong, a tea shack owner living on a Holy Mountain in UsefulNotes/{{China}}, a 'noncorpum' entity in UsefulNotes/{{Mongolia}}, an art thief in [[UsefulNotes/TheCityFormerlyKnownAs St. Petersburg]], a drummer and ghostwriter in UsefulNotes/{{London}}, a quantum physicist in Clear Island, UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}, and a late-night radio DJ in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, ''Ghostwritten'' discusses many themes, including the role of chance and fate in life.

** Neil Broseman is one of the minor character in ''Literature/{{BlackSwanGreen}}''.

** Neil Broseman is one of the minor character in ''Literature/BlackSwanGreen''.

* ContinuityNod: Timothy Cavendish and Luisa Rey is also one of the major characters in Mitchell’s famous work, ''Literature/{{Cloud Atlas}}''.

* ContinuityNod: Timothy Cavendish and Luisa Rey is also one of the major characters in Mitchell’s famous work, Literature/''{{Cloud Atlas}}''.

* ContinuityNod: Timothy Cavendish and Luisa Rey is also one of the major characters in Mitchell’s famous work, Literature/{{Cloud Atlas}}.