The Paris Review Interviews, II
Wisdom from the World's Literary Masters
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ISBN10: 0312363141
ISBN13: 9780312363147
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528 Pages
$28.00
CA$38.00
The art of the interview has never been more lively or engaging than in the pages of The Paris Review. Since this seminal literary magazine was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of the past half century, vivid self-portraits that are themselves works of finely-crafted literature.
In this second volume, editor Philip Gourevitch selects a rich, varied crop of literary voices, including William Faulkner, Tony Morrison, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Graham Greene, James Baldwin, Stephen King, Philip Larkin, Eudora Welty, Peter Carey, Gabriel García Márquez, and more. "A colossal literary event" as Gary Shteyngart put it, The Paris Review Book of Interviews, II, offers an indispensable treasury of wisdom and insight from the literary masters of our age.
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"The most remarkable and extensive interviewing project we possess."—Richard Eder, The New York Times
"The interviews are literary landmarks, and the gossip, humor, ideas, and practical advice dispensed are bracing."—San Francisco Chronicle
"The 16 author interviews in this volume were originally conducted between 1953 and 2006. During these exchanges, some taking more than a day, established authors shared their writing styles and habits; their successes and failures; details about the characters, settings, and plots in their stories; and offered practical advice for beginning writers. William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, John Gardner, and Toni Morrison are among those who shared their thoughts. Young adults will appreciate the details included: Stephen King washed motel linens to support his family while beginning his writing career and James Baldwin delivered sermons as a preacher for three of his teenage years. The book also includes actual manuscripts of the featured authors and brief biographies. Like The Paris Review Interviews, I, it is a fascinating read either for pleasure or for research."—School Library Journal
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