John Banville - All novels must be autobiographical because I am the only material that I know. All ...

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All novels must be autobiographical because I am the only material that I know. All of the characters are me. But at the same time, a novel is never autobiographical even if it describes the life of the author. Literary writing is a completely different medium.

John Banville

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Alle Romane müssen autobiografisch sein, da ich das einzige Material bin, das ich kenne. Alle Charaktere sind ich. Gleichzeitig ist ein Roman jedoch niemals autobiografisch, auch wenn er das Leben des Autors beschreibt. Das literarische Schreiben ist ein völlig anderes Medium.

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