Endangered Species: Writers Talk about Their Craft, Their Visions, Their Lives

by Lawrence Grobel and Dashka Slater

Norman Mailer once told Lawrence Grobel that writers may be an endangered species. And Saul Bellow said, "The country has changed so, that what I do no longer signifies anything, as it did when I was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306810042
• ISBN13: 9780306810046
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Witty, insightful, and often hilarious.

With this book Lawrence Grobel has compiled some of his best work. Each interview is insightful, well researched, and above all entertaining. He is never afraid to ask the difficult or controversial questions and his manner seems to elicit honest and revealing answers. For anyone interested in the men and women behind some the 20th century's most prestigious writers, this book is a must.