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Interviews with monologist Spalding Gray and writer Diana Souhami
American monologist and writer Spalding Gray discusses his writing process. British biographer Diana Souhami talks about her biography of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.
Moshin Hamid on Pakistan and his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist
This week on Writers and Company, host Eleanor Wachtel talks with London based Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid about his recent novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Bringing a whole new perspective to life before and after 9/11, this novel depicts a one-sided conversation that takes place between a Pakistani and an American who meet in a café in Lahore. It's a compact and compelling story.
Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid on trauma after 9/11, migration and belonging
Writers & Company starts its new season from Lahore, Pakistan. Mohsin Hamid was named "one of his generation's most inventive and gifted writers" by the New York Times, and with his fifth novel, The Last White Man, he lives up to his reputation. He speaks with Eleanor Wachtel about his writing and his exploration of themes of identity, anxiety and dislocation in the post-9/11 world. *Note: The audio for this episode was recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown and contains occasional low-…
Interviews with Wally Lamb and Jonathan Coe
Eleanor Wachtel talks to the popular American writer Wally Lamb - author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True. Also, from London, the young novelist and critic Jonathan Coe. His books are entertaining, smart, and eccentric, and shot through with a political sensibility.