For many years now, I have been working on putting together a collection of interviews about the life and work of Ralph Ellison, and my interview with James Alan McPherson is a part of that larger project. Since my interview with McPherson is short and focuses primarily on his relationship with Ralph Ellison, Charles Henry Rowell, the editor of Callaloo, has asked me to add a selection of excerpts from published interviews with McPherson. I have chosen three interviews in which he discusses a variety of subjects. By including the excerpts along with my interview, readers will hopefully gain a better understanding not only of James Alan McPherson the writer, but also of James Alan McPherson the man.

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詹姆斯·艾伦·麦克弗森采访摘录

多年来，我一直致力于收集有关拉尔夫·埃里森 (Ralph Ellison) 生活和工作的采访集，而我对詹姆斯·艾伦·麦克弗森 (James Alan McPherson) 的采访是该更大项目的一部分。由于我对 McPherson 的采访时间很短，主要集中在他与 Ralph Ellison 的关系上，Callaloo 的编辑 Charles Henry Rowell 要求我添加一些已发表的 McPherson 采访的摘录。我选择了三个采访，他在其中讨论了各种主题。通过在我的采访中包含摘录，读者希望不仅能更好地了解作家詹姆斯·艾伦·麦克弗森，还能更好地了解詹姆斯·艾伦·麦克弗森这个人。