Julian Barnes has given very few interviews in which he discusses The Sense of an Ending, but two of special note are available online for a limited time.
Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel
An hour-long interview with Julian Barnes in which the author discusses the novel, Nothing to Be Frightened of, his family while growing up, and his thoughts on death and the life lived. A wonderful and rich interview.As It Happens with Carol Off
For the full audio interview, please visit the Writers & Company website.
"I had learnt the ins and outs of not winning the Booker...so it was nice to see the other side," Barnes tells As It Happens host Carol Off during a recent interview.
"I don't start a book until I know that I've got enough to finish it," he said. "Writing fiction is absolutely a self-taught profession. You can go to creative writing classes, but in my view, that helps you take short cuts. But you can only essentially teach yourself, and so I learnt through trial and error not to start a book until I was in a position to see the end."
For the full audio interview, please visit the CBC.ca website.
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