Interviews to Literature

Marguerite Andersen is a professor of French studies at the University
of Guelph.

Interviews to Literature consists of 22 interviews that were published
in Le Devoir between 1980 and 1987. Saul Bellow, Umberto Eco, Marguerite
Duras, Marie-Claire Blais, and Nicole Brossard are among the major
writers interviewed by Jean Royer, a poet, critic, and editor at
L’Hexagone, one of the most important publishing houses in Quebec.

Royer, a consummate interviewer, manages to elicit the inner being of
these artists. Fluently translated by Daniel Sloate, these interviews
offer up such special moments as Gaston Miron reflecting on his
acceptance of the Molson Prize, Marguerite Duras discussing the
relationship between books and film, and Mavis Gallant defining the
position of the writer in modern society.

This book is guaranteed to enrich your knowledge of literature.