Comments on: The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Margaret Atwood

By: Verlie

Verlie — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:23:30 +0000

Love this, thank you!

By: Sonya Lea

Sonya Lea — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:24:52 +0000

This was one of my favorite pieces this year in the Rumpus. I feel just as in awe of Atwood and her craft as the interviewer. Great conversation. I like that you focused on the “absent presence” in her work, and also women’s issues and the hackable culture. This will have me thinking for some time.

By: Johanna van Zanten

Johanna van Zanten — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:50:55 +0000

Great interview and so natural, that conversation with Margaret Atwood, well done. She defies genrefication, I would love to be like that as an author. She reminds me a lot of Doris Lessing.I completely agree with that analysis and have met that as well many times–the betrayal by friends and all of a sudden being on the outside and having no clue what brought that on. Thanks, Johanna van Zanten

By: Mary Akers

Mary Akers — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:42:08 +0000

Loved this. Thank you both.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:15:27 +0000

Fantastic interview! I especially like this:

Atwood: Writing is alone, yes, but I don’t think it’s lonely…ask any writer if they feel lonely when they’re writing their book, and I think they’ll say no…

Rumpus: That’s true, because the characters are your friends during that period.

Atwood: The characters are your friends during that period, and plus you’re in a total megalomania control freak state.

LOL — awesome!