![]() But the writer is precisely the person who cannot be appealed to as an authority on the books ' quality or value.Īs far as the writer is concerned, sure, each book has what she or he hopes are its strong points each has what she or he fears are its embarrassing weaknesses and awkwardnesses they don't want to draw attention to or that they hope readers will overlook or see and forgive in pursuit of pleasure, use, or truth. Sometimes, the writer can provide contextual information that might be of interest to some readers. Novels are like one 's children, and while all are different, it's bad for the writer and bad for the books (by which I mean it’s bad for both young readers and old ones if, in interview situations such as this one, the writer inserts any of his own biases from the position of authority into the critical mix) if the writer plays favorites, especially if he’s written as few of them as I have. Delany: Over the years, that's among the most frequent opening questions interviewers have asked me-which leaves me having to haul out my most frequent answer: ![]()
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