La clé des langues - Anglais - Interview with Will Self

Beth Harper

Publié le : 23 juin 2009

Will Self is an icon of fin du siècle Britain tearing up the Establishment and questioning the psychic decay of the individual in modern British society. His status as a prolific journalist, recovering heroin addict, psychogeographer, philosopher, art critic and novelist ensure his works maintain an edgy significance in their relentless satire on modern-day Britain. Watch the interview to gain a glimpse of this fascinating harbinger of the British Zeitgeist.

PUBLICATIONS

Fiction

The Quantity Theory of Insanity: Together with Five Supporting Propositions. London, Bloomsbury, 1991; New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995.

Cock and Bull (novellas). London, Bloomsbury, 1992; New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993.

My Idea of Fun: A Cautionary Tale. London, Bloomsbury, 1993; New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994.

Grey Area, and Other Stories. London, Bloomsbury, 1994; New York, Grove Press, 1996.Junk Mail. London, Bloomsbury, 1995.

A Story for Europe. London, Bloomsbury, 1996.

Great Apes. London, Bloomsbury, 1997; New York, Grove Press, 1997.

Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys. New York, Grove Press, and London, Bloomsbury, 1998.

The Sweet Smell of Psychosis, illustrations by Martin Rowson. London, Bloomsbury, 1996; New York, Grove Press, 1999.

How the Dead Live. New York, Grove Press, 2000.

Dorian. London, Penguin Books, 2003.

The Book of Dave. London, Penguin Books, 2007.

Liver. London, Viking, 2008.

Non-Fiction

Junk Mail. London, Bloomsbury, 1995.

Feeding Frenzy. London, Bloomsbury, 2001.

Psychogeography. London, Bloomsbury, 2007.

L'entretien a été mené par Beth Harper, lectrice d'anglais à l'ENS LSH (2008-2009) et David Belaga, élève à l'ENS LSH.