Cover art for The Mirror and the Road: Conversations with William Boyd
Published
Penguin, February 2024
ISBN
9780241987339
Format
Softcover, 384 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.9cm × 2.3cm

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Acclaimed author Alistair Owen interviews one of the best loved writers of modern times about his life and work

In this probing series of exclusive interviews, Alistair Owen talks to William Boyd about his works and the life which has inspired them.

The conversations which emerge are a deep-dive into film, art, theatre, literature and the life of a writer. This is one of Britain's most beloved authors on what it is to write in a variety of forms.

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