I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the nature of fiction and its relationship to autobiography again, of late — and whilst looking around for the thoughts of other writers on this subject, stumbled across this interview with John Irving. Doesn’t really address the points that primarily interest me at the moment, but interesting nevertheless. Especially fascinated by his thoughts on recurrent themes and the things that haunt him as a writer.
Two sample chapters of If I Never can be read here.
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