Writers are, of course, all indiâ€" viduals. Some are very good at explaining what they do and why: listen to Michael Ondaatje talking Eleanor Wachtel has had the pleasure (as she describes it in the introduction to this book) of interâ€" viewing hundreds of writers for the CBC Radio program "Writers and Company". Now she has gathered together some of the most interestâ€" ing and often entertaining interâ€" views into this book, allowing them to reach an even wider audience. Writers and Company by Eleanor Wachtel published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada 1993 Mixture of insight and entertainment We have drastically cut prices on hundreds of items in the store to make room for our new inventory on its way! Save now in sofa‘s and loveseats « all in stock! There are over 15,000 sq. feet of savings including bedrooms, dining rooms, mattresses and more...all top quality, Canadian furnishings at huge savings, right now! He goes on in the interview to explain how he found a nunnery in Italy that became the setting for the about his novel The English Patient â€" "When I began the novel, the villa was in my mind as a very limited space. It was almost like being inside a lyric poem. There was the nurse, the patient, the darkness all around them, and a few yards of hallway." No PAVMENTS ON AREPLACE TL 3 The collection is a wonderful mixture of insight, entertainment, and personal asides from famous and notâ€"quiteâ€"famous authors â€" well worth reading. Writers can be surprising, too. Alice Munro answers Wachtel‘s question "Why are you so interested in adultery?" by responding: "Adultery is like modern theatre in the adventure it offers in ordinary people‘s lives." Margaret Atwood tells Wachtel: "One of the questions that always confronts you is ‘What the heck am I doing sitting here writing poetry about this ?" story, and how his understanding of the characters developed. .Sw_'\' rak?M Â¥ye \ga\leé; smy tay â€"everg. 0°L. PaRTICIPactIon @qul Proceeds to the Mountsberg Wildlife Centre youl! o5 Feel the wind beneath your wings as you run through forest and meadows ‘ this Sunday T morning. OR Pa i | Presented in partnership with: Get ready for the cold months ahead with a new energyâ€"efficient fireplace. We have a variety of styles to choose from, all reasonably priced and professionally installed by our trained workmen. \ m U pgn.uflv o+ | f4e @p or ue cror Handsâ€"On Craft Experience! CELEBRATE YHE 00b OLD IMY3 with god olg~ fashioned fap; wihe 2 245 LAKESHORE ROAD EAST, OAKVILLE TELEPHONE 905â€"844â€"5363