Your Questions Answered, Part II
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/leafbyleaf (TOC below.) The second part of answering your questions (there will be a third). Table of Contents 00:00:05 - Why are you not a professor? 00:03:30 - Do you believe in objective aesthetic superiority? 00:07:31 - What are you thoughts on the literary canon? 00:10:25 - What are your thoughts on books in translation? 00:12:20 - What are some basics on your reading process? 00:14:14 - What books influenced you most in becoming a serious reader? 00:15:09 - When did you discover your passion for literature? 00:16:14 - When did you know you wanted to be a writer? 00:16:48 - What books would you like to see adapted to movies? 00:18:00 - How do you compare reading literature (fiction) to literary theory and philosophy? 00:20:09 - How long did it take you to accumulate your book collection? 00:20:36 - Can you talk about your current writing project? (I cover this in my next video.) 00:20:53 - If you could interview any author, living or dead, who would it be? 00:21:06 - Have you considered reading António Lobo Antunes? 00:12:12 - Do you ever listen to audiobooks?

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