Philip Roth gives rare interview on his writing career

Man Booker International winner speaks to Benjamin Taylor

22 May 2011

Philip Roth, winner of the Man Booker International 2011, has given a rare video interview to the Man Booker Prizes, speaking to Benjamin Taylor on his 50-year writing career.

Filmed in New York, the multi-award winning writer speaks for half an hour about his writing, the writers who have shaped him and the themes of his novels. 

The video interview is available for view on the Man Booker Prize YouTube channel here. You can also read a full transcript of this interview in our Perspective section. 

Video footage of the Man Booker International Prize award ceremony in Sydney, with Rick Gekoski, Chair of Judges, talking about Roth's work and the judging process, is now also available for view here. 

Man Booker Prize interview - Philip Roth speaks to Benjamin Taylor. 

You can also watch Philip Roth's acceptance speech here.

 

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