Writing at risk : interviews in Paris with uncommon writers

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiss, Jason.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors--Interviews.

Paris (France)--In literature.

Paris (France).

Local Subjects:

Authors--Interviews.

Paris (France)--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Much has been made of the image of writers in Paris-romanticized and idealized in fiction and on screen, these émigré artists in sidewalk cafés spark our imagination with unusual force. But rarely do the real-life figures speak to us directly to comment on their work, their lives, and their reasons for choosing to live and work in Paris.In these striking interviews, E. M. Cioran, Julio Cortázar, Brion Gysin, Eugène Ionesco, Carlos Fuentes, Jean-Claude Carrière, Milan Kundera, Nathalie Sarraute, and Edmund Jabès do just this as they speak out on the risks they've taken, on the

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; E. M. Cioran; Julio Cortazar; Brion Gysin; Eugene Ionesco; Carlos Fuentes; Jean-Claude Carriere; Milan Kundera; Nathalie Sarraute; Edmond Jabes; Bibliography of Works in English

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-58729-249-1