Archive for 'History of Print Interviews'
Transparency circa 1953
One of the big buzz words these days on the internet is transparency – and the posting of interview transcripts is a commonly touted as a key to providing transparency. As I was reading Powells.com’s online interview with Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch, his description of the origins of this venerable literary magazine struck a [...]
Posted: February 2nd, 2007 under History of Print Interviews, Interview Transcripts, Print Interviews, Transparency.
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Don’t ask about the white birds
Love this story about Ernest Hemingway being interviewed by George Plimpton, as told by Philip Gourevitch, the current editor of the Paris Review, who was interviewed on Powells.com by Dave Weich. Gourevitch: A few days ago I was in L.A., and I was talking about the book [The Paris Review Interviews, Vol I] with Stephen [...]
Posted: February 1st, 2007 under Arts Beat, Asking Questions, George Plimpton, History of Print Interviews, Interviewer Experiences.
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