Culture: Self Ecntred on the Art of Rule Breaking; Will Self Is Appearing at the 17th Durham Literature Festival Tomorrow . Daniel Thomson Talks to the Author and Journalist about Walking to New York, Drawing Politicians' Legs and Writing Intellectual Bubblewrap

Byline: Daniel Thomson

HIS novels often take place in strangely familiar, yet fantastic parallel worlds, and it is clear that Will Self enjoys the freedom that comes with creating fiction.

"It's a hoot," he says. "I never understand writers who don't enjoy writing. I was sat next to Douglas Adams once and he was complaining to me that his publisher was going to lock him in a hotel to finish his next book.

"I thought 'why not become a plumber instead?'" The journalist and broadcaster will be in Durham tomorrow for An Audience with Will Self at the Gala Theatre.

But he reveals he is considering renaming the evening. "An Audience with Will Self sounds a bit too regal doesn't it? Especially for a republican," he laughs. "I'm really looking forward to it though. It will be slightly different from my more literary readings.

"I have a new book coming out called Psychogeography, which is a collection of columns originally written for The Independent. They're short …

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Publication information: Article title: Culture: Self Ecntred on the Art of Rule Breaking; Will Self Is Appearing at the 17th Durham Literature Festival Tomorrow . Daniel Thomson Talks to the Author and Journalist about Walking to New York, Drawing Politicians' Legs and Writing Intellectual Bubblewrap. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: The Journal (Newcastle, England). Publication date: October 2, 2007. Page number: 22. © 2009 MGN Ltd. COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale Group.

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