hi and welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host leila at the opening night address
host leila at the opening night address
host leila at the opening night address of the 10th sydney writers festival
of the 10th sydney writers festival
of the 10th sydney writers festival andrew O’Hagan declared that the
andrew O’Hagan declared that the
andrew O’Hagan declared that the failures of our imagination are behind
failures of our imagination are behind
failures of our imagination are behind the conduct of our wolves today this
the conduct of our wolves today this
the conduct of our wolves today this advocate of literature and imagination
advocate of literature and imagination
advocate of literature and imagination joins us how has exploring your origins
joins us how has exploring your origins
joins us how has exploring your origins through writing change to relationship
through writing change to relationship
through writing change to relationship to them you start off as a describer of
to them you start off as a describer of
to them you start off as a describer of the place that you know and that you’re
the place that you know and that you’re
the place that you know and that you’re interested in but you’re really much
interested in but you’re really much
interested in but you’re really much more a citizen of the water within you
more a citizen of the water within you
more a citizen of the water within you out of a particular country I think it’s
out of a particular country I think it’s
out of a particular country I think it’s important to remember that I like the
important to remember that I like the
important to remember that I like the idea that you can take a bit of Scotland
idea that you can take a bit of Scotland
idea that you can take a bit of Scotland around in your shoes with you wherever
around in your shoes with you wherever
around in your shoes with you wherever you go people are going across the world
you go people are going across the world
you go people are going across the world trying to represent Scottish effort and
trying to represent Scottish effort and
trying to represent Scottish effort and application for hundreds of years I
application for hundreds of years I
application for hundreds of years I suppose I’m just I’m just part of that
suppose I’m just I’m just part of that
suppose I’m just I’m just part of that mob if you put yourself in the shoes of
mob if you put yourself in the shoes of
mob if you put yourself in the shoes of someone reading a translated version of
someone reading a translated version of
someone reading a translated version of one of your novels in a faraway land how
one of your novels in a faraway land how
one of your novels in a faraway land how do your stories represent Scotland in
do your stories represent Scotland in
do your stories represent Scotland in and of themselves Scotland has changed
and of themselves Scotland has changed
and of themselves Scotland has changed so much over the last hundred years and
so much over the last hundred years and
so much over the last hundred years and I think is a novelist I’ve had a natural
I think is a novelist I’ve had a natural
I think is a novelist I’ve had a natural interest in trying to chart some of
interest in trying to chart some of
interest in trying to chart some of those changes in the political realm and
those changes in the political realm and
those changes in the political realm and in the religious sphere and and just in
in the religious sphere and and just in
in the religious sphere and and just in domestic life to the average dreams and
domestic life to the average dreams and
domestic life to the average dreams and hopes of every day for I feel strongly
hopes of every day for I feel strongly
hopes of every day for I feel strongly that those changes have been represented
that those changes have been represented
that those changes have been represented across those three novels of mine
across those three novels of mine
across those three novels of mine written so far a matter to me to try to
written so far a matter to me to try to
written so far a matter to me to try to get working class lines between covers
get working class lines between covers
get working class lines between covers cuz realities changed for them so much I
cuz realities changed for them so much I
cuz realities changed for them so much I read in a profile that your work perhaps
read in a profile that your work perhaps
read in a profile that your work perhaps takes risks and sustaining certain
takes risks and sustaining certain
takes risks and sustaining certain Scottish stereotypes true or false a
Scottish stereotypes true or false a
Scottish stereotypes true or false a good writer isn’t as someone who avoids
good writer isn’t as someone who avoids
good writer isn’t as someone who avoids stereotypes stereotypes exist as real
stereotypes stereotypes exist as real
stereotypes stereotypes exist as real things in society I mean for some people
things in society I mean for some people
things in society I mean for some people the idea of a drunk Scottish person she
the idea of a drunk Scottish person she
the idea of a drunk Scottish person she just never appear in a novel but as
just never appear in a novel but as
just never appear in a novel but as cautious people do like to drink you
cautious people do like to drink you
cautious people do like to drink you take the cliches and you take the
take the cliches and you take the
take the cliches and you take the stereotypes and you manipulate them and
stereotypes and you manipulate them and
stereotypes and you manipulate them and remake them and investigate them but you
remake them and investigate them but you
remake them and investigate them but you don’t just ignore them upon graduating
don’t just ignore them upon graduating
don’t just ignore them upon graduating from University what led you away from
from University what led you away from
from University what led you away from Scotland to London England a love of the
Scotland to London England a love of the
Scotland to London England a love of the bright lights wanting freedom from oh
bright lights wanting freedom from oh
bright lights wanting freedom from oh the ties that the past represents I
the ties that the past represents I
the ties that the past represents I don’t mean manacles I don’t mean that I
don’t mean manacles I don’t mean that I
don’t mean manacles I don’t mean that I felt Shackleton scholar and I mean I
felt Shackleton scholar and I mean I
felt Shackleton scholar and I mean I realized it was the sort of person who
realized it was the sort of person who
realized it was the sort of person who probably find their voice the father
probably find their voice the father
probably find their voice the father away I got from my childhood it felt
away I got from my childhood it felt
away I got from my childhood it felt very natural to me to just get on a bus
very natural to me to just get on a bus
very natural to me to just get on a bus I remember when I was young reading
I remember when I was young reading
I remember when I was young reading people
people
people James Joyce and Samuel Beckett seeing
James Joyce and Samuel Beckett seeing
James Joyce and Samuel Beckett seeing how they were hounded by people who
how they were hounded by people who
how they were hounded by people who thought it was a betrayal of them to
thought it was a betrayal of them to
thought it was a betrayal of them to move away from Dublin but I’ve never
move away from Dublin but I’ve never
move away from Dublin but I’ve never understood that mentality you don’t
understood that mentality you don’t
understood that mentality you don’t belong to your country you know you
belong to your country you know you
belong to your country you know you belong to the world thank you very much
belong to the world thank you very much
belong to the world thank you very much for example some croutons and a pleasure
for example some croutons and a pleasure
for example some croutons and a pleasure to talk to you
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