The Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2005
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The Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2005 is nearly here. Iain Sharp ponders some of the queries, from sublime to ridiculous, that will face writers taking part.
The Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2005 is nearly here. Iain Sharp ponders some of the queries, from sublime to ridiculous, that will face writers taking part. An ex-junkie who, by his own confession, has inhaled, imbibed or injected most known substances at some stage of his career, English novelist Will Self is famed for perverse and provocative behaviour. Even so, I was startled to learn recently that he urges people who attend his literary readings to ask him the most imprudent questions they can. Is he mad? A masochist? Both? Facing the Floor - Sunday Star Times Simon Singh on The Big Bang Theory