John Irving Explains Why His Novels Aren't About Himself
"I was pretty determinedly not a practitioner of autobiographical fiction. But the longer I get away from something - the political anger, the personal hurt, the psychological obsession - the easier it is to write about. And the more I can afford to be playful or, a better word, manipulative." Bookforum Dec/Jan 2010

Posted November 18, 2009 10:07 PM