Matthew Condon, author of The Trout Opera, is interviewed by Angela Meyer. The piece was originally published in "Bookseller+Publisher" and Angela has now reprinted it on her weblog, "LiteraryMinded".
I think literature can take and hold a moment in time better than a newspaper, magazine or other media outlet. By the very nature of it being held, it can pose deeper questions than the press can offer day to day.
