The Interview

Question 1

interviewer

Answer 1

Mukand Padmanabhan

Question 2

author

Answer 2

Christopher Silvester

Question 3

Mukand Padmanabhan

Answer 3

He is an Interviewer from ‘ TH Hindu’ who interviews Umberto Eco after the huge success of his book.

Question 4

Umberto Eco

Answer 4

• Author of the popular novel ‘ The name of the Rose.’
• A university professor.
• writing novels is a hobby he does on sundays.
• he always identified himself as a part of the academic community and never as a writer or novelist.

Question 5

invention of interviews

Answer 5

about 130 years ago.

Question 6

Thumbprints in the windpipe

Answer 6

It stands for intrusion of someone’s privacy and forceful invasion for the sake of answers to personal questions.
The writer percieves interviews as immoral, a crime and an offence.
No respectable person believes in interviews nor asks for it.
This expression explains the feeling of being suffocated.

Question 7

Reason for the success of the “ Name of the Rose”

Answer 7

• Detective novel at one level.
• It delves into metaphysics , theology, and medival history.
• It is a wrong belief that people do not like reading difficult experiences, and just like trash.
• two or three million copes were sold of this book in US and 10 million overall.
• This proves people like difficult reading experiences too.

Question 8

Eco’s academic writing style

Answer 8

• He displays philosophical iterest sin his books.
• His books for children are about non-violence and peace.
  They even find ethical facts.
• His essays are narrative aspect which exhibits his personal quality.
  It departs from his academic style, which is dry and boring.
  He started writing novels by accident at the age of 50 years.

Question 9

How does Eco find so much time to write

Answer 9

• He works on the theory of interstice i.e. ad empty space.
• he believes that there are alot of empty spaces in our lives. he terms them interstices. he always works in empty spaces.
  He gives an example by saying that “ Suppose on is coming over to my place in a lift from the 1st floor to the 3rd floor. The wait and time duration to come over to the 3rd floor is an interstice.
• So, Umberto finds time to pursue writing.

Question 10

How are interviews the chief source of information.

Answer 10

• Interviews are th emost supremem and servicable medium of communication.
• through interviews we can deduce clear impressions of different personalities.
• Through the art of questioning others almost everything of the moment reaches the audience.
• So, the interviewer has got an unmatchable power and influence.