MJ Hyland in anexlusive and revealing interview with Roddy Doyle, published on 8 February
2010 in The Manchester Review
Here’s an extract:
MJH: How has your fame and success impacted on your life as a writer? Has it, perhaps, changed the way you approach your work, or the early impulse or intention behind your work?
RD: I was in [...]
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This is How is MJ Hyland's latest novel.
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MJ Hyland interviews Roddy Doyle for the Manchester Review
Tags: manchester review interviews, roddy doyle
Posted in Uncategorized February 11th, 2010
A female Holden, just as cynical and sensitive, but with less self-conscious verbiage
Tags: Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfied, J.D Salinger, Lou, Louise Connor
Posted in how the light gets in, on writing February 3rd, 2010
After the death of J.D. Salinger, the Guardian book blog takes a look at the challenges facing authors creating a young narrator. Maria’s debut novel, How the Light Gets In gets a mention, with narrator Lou being described as
“a contemporary, female Holden, just as cynical and sensitive, but with less self-conscious verbiage”
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