Interview with Will Self
Activer le mode zenWill 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.
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| 1. What is "psychogeography"? | 00:00 |
| 2. The importance of the city of London | 05:01 |
| 3. The tradition of the French "flâneur" | 07:30 |
| 4. Have the urban planners thought enough about the impact of the architecture on people's every day life in London? | 09:27 |
| 5. What are your most recent influences? | 12:22 |
| 6. About Dorian | 17:17 |
| 7. Does psychological realism still has a place in the novel? | 23:09 |
| 8. The importance of writing and your writing process | 25:21 |
| 9. What are your hobbies? | 32:17 |
| 10. When is the right time to read Sandbox and Naked Lunch? | 33:47 |
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.
Pour citer cette ressource :
Will Self, Beth Harper, David Belaga, Interview with Will Self, La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), juin 2009. Consulté le 21/12/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/litterature/entretiens-et-textes-inedits/interview-with-will-self
