The Paris Review Interviews : Volume 2

Introduction by Orhan Pamuk

A second volume of fascinating interviews
from one of the world's best-loved iterary magazines

The encounters between the Paris Review and the world's leading writers have elicited some of the most revelatory and revealing thoughts from the literary masters of our age. Entertaining and thought-provoking, it is essential reading for anyone who cares about writers and writing.

Introduced by Orhan Pamuk, this collection delves into the minds of such literary giants as William Faulkner, James Baldwin, Gabriel Marcia Marquez and Toni Morrison.

Praise for The Paris Review Interviews:

‘I have been fascinated by the Paris Review interviews for as long as I can remember. Taken together, they form perhaps the finest available inquiry into the “how” of literature, in many ways a more interesting question than the “why”.’

Salman Rushdie

‘The Paris Review is one of the few truly essential literary magazines of the twentieth century—and now of the twenty-first. Frequently weird, always wonderful.’

Margaret Atwood

‘Somewhat perversely, compared to other cultural vehicles, the Paris Review has always asked writers about writing, rather than about their lovers, hairdos or soft furnishings. Should you find this cussedly literary approach intriguing, this second collection of the magazine's interviews with writers is rich in delight.’

Guardian

‘Much like its predecessor is a bull's-eye…This is a bible both for readers and writers, the insider gossip for those who are truly passionate about their prose.’

Observer