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Life of Pi by Yann Martel and The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes book covers

Interviews

Ever wanted to delve inside the minds of some of the world's greatest authors?

Browse our interviews with authors who have either been nominated for the Booker Prize or International Booker Prize. Including a few who have won more than once.

Browse interviews

Donal Ryan

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Donal Ryan Q&A

Sophie Mackintosh

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Sophie Mackintosh Q&A

Robin Robertson

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Robin Robertson Q&A

Esi Edugyan

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Esi Edugyan Q&A

Rachel Kushner

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Rachel Kushner Q&A

Nick Drnaso

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Nick Drnaso Q&A

Anna Burns winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize

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Anna Burns Q&A

Belinda Bauer

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Belinda Bauer Q&A

Mariana Enríquez

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Mariana Enríquez and Megan McDowell on The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Stepanova

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Maria Stepanova and Sasha Dugdale on In Memory of Memory

Judith Schalansky

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Judith Schalansky and Jackie Smith on An Inventory of Losses

Adania Shibli

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Adania Shibli and Elisabeth Jaquette on Minor Detail

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o on The Perfect Nine

Andrzej Tichý

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Andrzej Tichy and Nichola Smalley on Wretchedness

David Diop

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David Diop and Anna Moschovakis on At Night All Blood is Black

Jaap Robben

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Jaap Robben and David Doherty on Summer Brother

Can Xue

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Can Xue, Chen Zeping and Karen Gernant on I Live in the Slums

Olga Ravn

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Olga Ravn and Martin Aitken on The Employees

Nana Ekvtimishvili

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Nana Ekvtimishvili and Elizabeth Heighway on The Pear Field

Éric Vuillard

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Éric Vuillard and Mark Polizzotti on The War of the Poor