David Mitchell on "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet"

[@HerAeolianHarp]

David Mitchell is an extraordinary novelist and I look forward to seeing his reading in my city soon.

[@wabashnut]

David Mitchell is a genius

[@musicianofdestiny]

I loved this book i read it for my collage class it was great

[@gingerparty1]

HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME!!!!!!!!!!! 7:10 !

[@kathling9txfr]

Ya-kohb duh zoot

[@codswallop321]

@@kathling9txfr ....and David is far too polite to correct his interviewer

[@madiantin]

It would be awesome if the link to the whole interview worked.

[@VagabondBohemia]

Here's the working link to the full interview: www.wnyc.org/story/88133-david-mitchells-novel-em-thousand-autumns-jacob-de-zoetem/

[@Elslein]

He seems a very nice guy. And yes, he's right on the money about the translators. Language IS power. And there were cases - extremely rarely, but still - of female physicians in Edo Period.

[@pterodactylpie8825]

Omg I love his wife, so glad she kept him in check

[@brievenuitdeshima6567]

The real histories from Deshima are much more interesting and also the real love-affairs, including getting children, between Dutch traders and Japanese 'concubines' and a lot about them was and is well known. Who only can read English and not Dutch or Japanese is often mislead.