Derval (Presenter)

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1,228 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 5 Sep

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Brendan O'Connor · Literary feuds – “She shot to fame in a film that sexualised a young girl” · 2 Aug 2026 podcast

So do you think what happened here is that, you know, was there a sense of both sides benefiting from this friendship? voice-verified

Oh, you've got an early copy before it's published. voice-verified

Yeah, so you get celebrity access and they get maybe intellectual kudos. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

Authenticity, exactly. voice-verified

So God knows where this could end up, courts or anything. voice-verified

But can I ask you just more broadly, just about writing about other people or even, you know, this autofiction genre? voice-verified

You know, it's not without its critics, because once you get into that blurry line between fact and fiction, it is definitely a big trend, but it doesn't come without its risks. voice-verified

Yeah, but it's not. voice-verified

But if it was just their own biography, that's fine. voice-verified

But it's when you're accessing other people's lives. voice-verified

All of the alerts in front of you saying, you know, this is fictitious and anything is entirely coincidental. voice-verified

Exactly, exactly. voice-verified

I'm thinking of people like Nora Ephron, you know, everything is copy and, you know, the incredible career she had writing about her own life and other people's lives. voice-verified

But I'm also thinking of, you know, even Irish writers like, you know, Eoghan McNamee last year kind of pondered this question. voice-verified

He said, you know, you question your right to suborn people's lives. voice-verified

to make art. voice-verified

And I wanted to write a struggle with, should I do it? voice-verified

Should I not do it? voice-verified

And, you know, how do you feel about using real life, including other people's lives, as an inspiration or, you know, copy? voice-verified

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