Will Self
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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
All I wanted was my name on the spine of a book.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
So passionately that for me, for somebody to write a book and have their name on it is more important than anything.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
by somebody who's written a book than anyone.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
My editor said, do you have to give the length of the penis of every male character immediately after their name throughout the chapter?
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
Maybe you can make the satiric point at the beginning.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
I didn't deign to answer this because the point is that in our society, I happen to be a believer in Simone de Beauvoir.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
And I believe gender is something you learn to perform.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
And people who learn to perform masculinity are unbelievably conscious of the ephemeral symbol that they carry around with them of it.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
So it's hugely important in that way.