Jonathan Franzen Interview: Books Made Me Survive

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@ngigenjoroge2213
@ngigenjoroge2213 2 жыл бұрын
I love Mr Franzen from my little world here in Nairobi, Kenya. I haven't loved Kafka yet but J. F. is good place to start-he is to me what Kafka was to him at twenty-one. I also love interviews more when I can see when the interviewer and interviewee both, but it's just as well. It's a twilight interview, like the end is looming nearby.
@ajsledzep
@ajsledzep 3 жыл бұрын
He has such a calm demeanor that I enjoy just as much as his books. There is a stillness that he conjures.
@jacobhoppen1964
@jacobhoppen1964 8 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy listening to Franzen talk. His cadence reminds me of reading- the way it just keeps unwinding.
@Burps___
@Burps___ 8 жыл бұрын
“I play for ‘Team Literature' and so I’m on the lookout for things that threaten the team.” Thank God there are still writers willing to be on the team. Thank you, Louisiana Channel, for this.
@annbecker7550
@annbecker7550 8 жыл бұрын
He is a wonderful writer, all his novels are amazing.
@JonathanWymer
@JonathanWymer 4 жыл бұрын
I love how this interview is taking place as the sun goes down. Like, you can actually watch the progression in real time of this conversation.
@billypistol
@billypistol 6 жыл бұрын
He is such an incredibly nice guy. Always worth listening to him.
@enthronedking
@enthronedking 7 жыл бұрын
Freedom is a great book. It deserved the hype. He found a way to question and analyze complex ideas\emotions in a very down to earth way
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful interview with Jonathan. Thank you for sharing it here on KZbin!!
@coreycox2345
@coreycox2345 8 жыл бұрын
I suspect that "an unusual strategy of coping in an intense family" has given birth to more than one writer who uses humour so well.
@josephjordan521
@josephjordan521 8 жыл бұрын
That conversation on love is remarkable. I think one of the reasons I've gravitated to Franzen's work is through the connection of his characters. Freedom, for example, is utterly amazing. The hook for me was Patty's autobiography. It made me love her and care for her. Such a truthful and remarkable insight that many people miss.
@pdelaprimm
@pdelaprimm 4 ай бұрын
I haven’t really connected to Franzen’s work - I’ve tried - but am enjoying this interview. In my experience, there’s always something to glean from authorial interviews.
@perrycampanella5540
@perrycampanella5540 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful - SLAP HAPPY NEWS reporter was here!
@signore1043
@signore1043 5 жыл бұрын
Read Freedom and Corrections - reluctantly, bad press, negative friends, the gamut of criticism that puts artists down -but I read them anyway and loved them. A lot of people like Correction more than Freedom, I feel the reverse. But both are worth the time and he sure does have a subtle wit and pointed humor. Just the opening of Freedom is worthy of praise, but read it all and you'll enjoy a great story.
@pallhe
@pallhe 4 жыл бұрын
The sound in this video is so well recorded that you can hear the whole neighbourhood. It feels very close to actually being there.
@mico5755
@mico5755 3 жыл бұрын
Good interview!
@user-xn2hf9re8r
@user-xn2hf9re8r 5 жыл бұрын
I get his idea about dissociation and writing permitting this. Lovely bloke. Fantastic interview - some really poignant questions which provided some inciteful answers. thank you
@madhuripillai7756
@madhuripillai7756 4 жыл бұрын
My favourite author.
@CroMarduk
@CroMarduk 8 жыл бұрын
I like Franzen and i actually haven't read anything from him, but I am going to
@CroMarduk
@CroMarduk 8 жыл бұрын
***** in the meantime I've read Freedom and Purity and gotta say Freedom is the best book I've read this year.. Not counting Russian classics, that I've immersed myself last winter.
@CroMarduk
@CroMarduk 8 жыл бұрын
***** Oh well thank you, if that was a compliment. Brothers Karamazov is the best book I have ever read, also I've read some Solzhenitsyn, Ljermontov, Gogol and i Highly recommend Bulgakov, Master and Margarita is off the charts. But for me, Dostoevsky is the top dog in world literature. Demons, Idiot and C&P are all masterpieces in a world of their own.
@CroMarduk
@CroMarduk 8 жыл бұрын
***** Nabokov is a dwarf compared to Dostoevsky, man put his paedophillic imaginations into words, kitsch is which is what you have, when you add too much language ornamentation, which precisely Lolita is. Besides I dont consider him Russian writer, aside of his name, nothing was Russian about him, not his words, not his thoughts....Also Dostoevsky isn't just a writer he is also philosopher and a psychologist, the man influenced Nietzsche, Freud, Kafka and the list goes on..When you once turn to Demons, be sure that you have the copy with Stavrogin's confession, because its omitted from most books. Cheers
@CroMarduk
@CroMarduk 8 жыл бұрын
***** No problem, have a great life. cheers
@sterlingwalter5971
@sterlingwalter5971 5 жыл бұрын
@immanuel kant you must be kidding.
@JeffMuehlbauer
@JeffMuehlbauer 8 жыл бұрын
I had to put down "Freedom" for a while... The sentence "Poor Walter." absolutely killed me.
@ebrahimsoleimani8006
@ebrahimsoleimani8006 Жыл бұрын
Good interview ✍📚
@shumanfeng376
@shumanfeng376 4 жыл бұрын
My teacher wants me to write an essay about Jonathan Franzen and here I am 😂
@rayana4941
@rayana4941 4 жыл бұрын
Shuman i’m wheezinggg🤣🤣🤣
@shumanfeng376
@shumanfeng376 4 жыл бұрын
Rayan A 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@tookclosely5480
@tookclosely5480 8 жыл бұрын
his latest story i the new yorker is spectacular
@kamalpreetsingh1686
@kamalpreetsingh1686 5 жыл бұрын
i will read writers in future..... novels,short stories and i am 1991 born internet is part of our life but this can't replace literature
@1joxa
@1joxa 2 жыл бұрын
2016, miserable 82K views, only 70 comments? Shame for future Nobel laureate, soon or later!
@novacanelove3198
@novacanelove3198 8 жыл бұрын
fell in love with him after reading Purity
@bhattkris
@bhattkris 8 ай бұрын
True magic is writing.
@TheJacksnipe
@TheJacksnipe 5 жыл бұрын
Seems to be a nice guy!
@gk411
@gk411 4 жыл бұрын
He looks like John denver, nice guy very talented 👏 📚 ✌️ 🇮🇪 2020
@christinacascadilla4473
@christinacascadilla4473 4 жыл бұрын
He looks nothing like John Denver.
@MariaLaura-ly4tb
@MariaLaura-ly4tb 6 жыл бұрын
“Hand held devices”
@wonderwoman5528
@wonderwoman5528 4 жыл бұрын
I need to read 10 hours a day too, if I want to write
@Kumbaya6991
@Kumbaya6991 8 жыл бұрын
what is his greatest book??
@artificialescapades2323
@artificialescapades2323 8 жыл бұрын
But you have the Freedom to choose.
@EzeICE
@EzeICE 7 жыл бұрын
Artificial Escapades Heeeyyy!! I see what you did there!!!
@Flore-162
@Flore-162 6 жыл бұрын
The corrections.
@Violetcas97
@Violetcas97 6 жыл бұрын
Like many others I would argue it's the Corrections, but I also don't feel like The Twenty-Seventh City gets enough attention.
@Flore-162
@Flore-162 6 жыл бұрын
Shane's Book Corner true. Although it was a bit boring at times but not bad.
@springhillgolfer878
@springhillgolfer878 5 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed his novel "Freedom" very much, back about 6 years ago when I used to read books. I don't get the same pleasure from holding a dense paper block with ink on it and staring at it for hours. I think novelists are a dying breed. The only way they can make a living from writing books in the future is if the book gets bought by Hollywood and made into a TV series or movie. Maybe audiobooks will continue to be a thing. If I read something now it has to be on my phone or laptop or turned into a tv series (like Chernobyl) that I can watch on my flatscreen TV. As long as colleges and universities stick around I guess that will be the back up plan (teach fiction or writing) and source of income for 'writers."
@rezwanchowdhury3544
@rezwanchowdhury3544 2 жыл бұрын
I always Forget to tell you ilu ilovedU. FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY IN HEAVEN
@hosseinmasumi2092
@hosseinmasumi2092 3 жыл бұрын
an Articulate man .
@snowtrack8381
@snowtrack8381 3 жыл бұрын
I have never met a real science fiction fan who says "Sci Fi" instead of "SF."
@thecrowcaptain1109
@thecrowcaptain1109 5 ай бұрын
Shame franzen survives yet Wallace drowns in a compounding obscurity
@emilymcintyre2439
@emilymcintyre2439 4 ай бұрын
This is a hilarious ridoculous interview. Nobody is saying anything or broaching anything. Just read his books, he's hilarious!
@dirtycelinefrenchman
@dirtycelinefrenchman 7 ай бұрын
Imagine a writer that never reads
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