I've met Nathan
Nathan got in touch with me after another lit agent passed on a chapter of my book to him. I have never written fiction --- and I have to say that Nathan, who had never met me at that time, has been instrumental in convincing me that I had it in me. In the last three years, with his encouragement, I am now nearing the completion of a 35-chapter opus. He has read incomplete instalments, individual chapters, sketchy outlines, and just about anything else I sent him, and unfailingly responded in detail, with insight and warmth.
Why this man would take so much time with a writer he had never met and who lived an ocean away is still a mystery to me, but I owe him a huge debt of gratitude. At that time, I was living in Africa, and Nathan was in New York. I finally met him in New York, and had a drink at a bar that has historically been linked with writers. I signed a contract with Curtis Brown Ltd.
Let me say that Nathan is a 5-star literary agent, passionate about his work, very well read, an excellent critic, and if you're lucky enough to get his attention, you'll be the better for it — even if your book never sees the light of day.
C. Y. Gopinath