Paris Review Writer Interviews 5

The Paris Review: Interviews vol. 5

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"Writer Interviews" is the most enduring and celebrated feature of the American literary magazine The Paris Review. Since its inaugural issue in 1953, featuring E.M. Forster, The Paris Review has consistently published lengthy interviews with the greatest writers of our time. Initially titled "The Art of the Fiction," it has gradually expanded to "The Art of Poetry" and "The Art of Criticism," encompassing over 400 articles to date, encompassing nearly every major writer in the world from the second half of the 20th century to the present day. Writer interviews have become The Paris Review's signature, establishing a paradigm for this unique genre.

From preparation to execution, a single interview often takes months, sometimes even years, to complete. These interviews are not conducted to coincide with the publication of a new book by the author, and therefore have no air of commercial promotion. The writers naturally discuss their writing habits, methods, moments of difficulty, and literary secrets. The content is witty and has significant documentary value. This, coupled with the anecdotes surrounding the interviews, has made this program itself legendary, worthy of being called "one of the longest-running cultural dialogues in world history."

In 2012, with the authorization of The Paris Review, the simplified Chinese version of the "Paris Review Writer Interview Series" was officially launched. "Paris Review Writer Interview 5" is the latest volume in the series, which includes long interviews with the following sixteen writers: François Mauriac, William Faulkner, Evelyn Waugh, Jean Cocteau, William Carlos Williams, Bernard Malamud, James M. Cain, Tennessee Williams, Nadine Gordimer, James Baldwin, VS Pritchett, Primo Levi, Richard Ford, Ismael Kadare, Lydia Davis, and Daniel Laferrière.

2020-07-01

人民文学出版社

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9787020157549