Nigel Beale Interviews Author David Mitchell

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DATE : Sat, 3 Oct 2009 22:17:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2009-10-03 22:17:00
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This from the incomÂparÂable BritÂish Councilâs conÂtemÂporÂary writers webÂsite: Born in SouthÂport in 1969, David Mitchell grew up in MalÂvern, WorcesterÂshire, studyÂing for a degree in EngÂlish and AmerÂican LitÂerÂatÂure folÂlowed by an MA in ComÂparÂatÂive LitÂerÂatÂure, at the UniÂverÂsity of Kent. He lived for a year in Sicily before movÂing to Hiroshima, Japan, where he taught EngÂlish to techÂnical stuÂdents for eight years, before returnÂing to England. In his first novel, GhostwritÂten (1999), nine narÂratÂors in nine locÂaÂtions across the globe tell interÂlockÂing storÂies. This novel won the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and was shortÂlÂisÂted for the GuardÂian First Book Award. His second novel, number9dream (2001), was shortÂlÂisÂted for the 2002 Man Booker Prize for ficÂtion. It is set in modÂern day Tokyo and tells the story of Eiji Miyakeâs search for his father.   In 2003 David Mitchell was named by Granta magazine as one of twenty âBest of Young BritÂish NovÂelÂistsâ. In his third novel, Cloud Atlas (2004), a young Pacific islander witÂnesses the nightÂfall of sciÂence and civilÂisaÂtion, while quesÂtions of hisÂtory are explored in a series of seemÂingly disÂconÂnecÂted narÂratÂives. Cloud Atlas was shortÂlÂisÂted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.   David Mitchell lives in IreÂland. His latest novel is Black Swan Green (2006)   We met recently in Toronto to talk about experÂiÂmentÂaÂtion and realÂism, plot, charÂacÂter and all that good stuff, but also about the greatÂness of John Cheever, high brow and pulp ficÂtion, good pot boilÂers, the cosÂmos, cosmi, conÂnecÂtions, meldÂing verbs, platÂitÂudÂinÂous proÂfunditÂies, critÂics as platyÂpus taxiÂdermÂists, poetry in prose, the oriÂginÂalÂitÂies of happy blunÂders and culÂtural juxÂtaÂposÂiÂtions, Perecâs W, monÂkeyÂing with strucÂture, planÂning your funeral, evalÂuÂatÂive criÂtiÂcism and the delightÂful experÂiÂence of readÂing Chekhovâs short storÂies. Please listen here:

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