David Mattin Archive
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Apr 19, 2011
The publishing of The Pale King has aroused discussion about the propriety of releasing unfinished works after an author's death. It's a question of ownership, the creative process and masterpieces never seen. Read Article Should David Foster Wallace's unfinished novel have been published?
Apr 25, 2011
In 1990, the anti-Qaddafi campaigner Jaballa Matar was kidnapped by Egyptian secret police and handed over to Libya, where he remains in prison. His son, the author Hisham Matar, has written about his search for the truth. Read Article Libyan author Hisham Matar's search for his kidnapped father
May 23, 2011
Elif Bautman's hilarious tour of 19th-century literature tells the story of contemporary writing's own struggle for relevance. Read Article A return to literary classics, with a twist
May 30, 2011
Gary Shteyngart's new novel Super Sad True Love Story is a hilarious satire on contemporary America. Read Article Gary Shteyngart on how he stayed ahead of the 21st-century curve
Jun 13, 2011
David Bezmozgis spent six years writing his eagerly awaited first novel - and he makes no apologies for taking his time with The Free World, the story of a family in transition. Read Article David Bezmozgis took his time in writing the story of a family in limbo
Jul 11, 2011
A lost lamb becomes a metaphor for upheaval and flight as Kamin Mohammadi talks about her memoir and her search for her Iranian roots. Read Article Cypress Tree author Kamin Mohammadi revisits her Iranian childhood
Aug 14, 2011
As The Forty Rules of Love goes to paperback, the author talks about the power of fiction. Read Article Interview with author Elif Shafak
Aug 15, 2011
The Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi talks about her new book and the optimism she still has for Iran's future. Read Article Iranian author Shirin Ebadi talks about writing a personal history
Sep 04, 2011
The author Jamil Ahmad talks about his book The Wandering Falcon, set among the Pakistani border tribes and just published after being spurned for decades. Read Article The Wandering Falcon takes flight after 30 years
Sep 06, 2011
The British novelist Hari Kunzru talks about his fourth novel Men Without Gods, a book that explores the space between understanding and ignorance. Read Article Reading between the gaps: Hari Kunzru discusses Men Without Gods
