JOURNAL ARTICLE

Q&A: Jane Smiley.

  • Published In: AARP Bulletin, 2023, v. 64, n. 8. P. 34 1 of 3

  • Database: AgeLine with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Delehanty, Hugh 3 of 3

Abstract

"READING NOVELS IS A FORM OF EMOTIONAL EDUCATION." - JANE SMILEY, 74, THE PULITZER PRIZE - WINNING NOVELIST OF A THOUSAND ACRES, TALKS ABOUT STORYTELLING, THE POWER OF CURIOSITY AND THE LESSONS HORSES TEACH In your new book, The Questions That Matter Most, you describe St. Louis as "a perfect spot for a future novelist to grow up." What I did was read other authors' works all the way back to The Tale of Genji [an 11th-century Japanese novel], and the more I read, the more I realized that writing novels was a way of trying to sort out what's going on in your world. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:AARP Bulletin. 2023/10, Vol. 64, Issue 8, p34
  • Document Type:Interview
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1044-1123
  • Accession Number:172320781
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