Writer’sBlock
Q: Which book or author should be banned on grounds of bad taste? A: Anyone who writes a memoir on the presumption that his/her life is of general interest
QDescribe your favourite writing space.
Ideally my own room, and sometimes certain libraries.QDo you have a writing schedule?
Unfortunately not.QEver struggled with writer’s block?
I’ve struggled with laziness, with the inability to stay focused, but not really with writer’s block. I think it’s a phenomenon that’s rare in non-fiction work.QWhat inspires you to write? Do you have a secret trick, or a book/author that helps?
The idea that one day one might actually write something genuinely meaningful.QCoffee/tea/cigarettes — numbers please — while you are writing?
Actually an obscene amount of water.QWhich books are you reading at present?
André Béteille’s new book, Democracy and its Institutions, and Michael Wood’s Film: A Very Short Introduction.QWho are your favourite authors?
In fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, by a long, long way.QWhich book/author should be banned on grounds of bad taste?
Anyone who writes a memoir on the presumption that his or her life is of general interest.QWhich is the most under-rated book?
The volumes that comprise the Constituent Assembly debates, which contain extensive reflections over three remarkable years, 1946-1949, on the many ideas of India.QWhich are your favourite children’s books?
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, and anything by Enid Blyton.
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