Five minutes with David Mitchell
When NZBC dropped novelist David Mitchell a line at the beginning of last October, he said, “My wife gave birth three days ago, so I’m lost in Newbabyland for six months or so. Please feel free to get back to me then.” The man’s a twice Man Booker shortlisted author, so how did we get his email address? Call it a lucky guess. We drummed our fingers, fidgeted and decided to do some research while were waiting for him. Wikipedia had some interesting things to say about his next book and the Guardian reckons he was once turned down for a job at McDonald’s. Outspoken writer Dame Antonia Susan Byatt said his debut novel, Ghostwritten was “the best first novel I have ever read” and we found out that his newest, Black Swan Green, is set in the dark days of Maggot Scratcher’s England. Upon his return from Newbabyland (to the right of Canada, it turns out), David remained true to his word. It was our shout, so we asked him if he’d like anything — a tomato juice or something from Burger King, perhaps? “Please could I have a beach-house on the Queen Charlotte Hiking Trail and a permanent residency visa?” We’ll talk to our people. More…
posted by Chris Bell at 8:26 AM
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Is this the same David Mitchell,who has left his wife and child for another woman in Wellington?? Can someone confirm its very confusing.
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