9/11, a literary legend

In an interview conducted by Jean-Louis Turlin, the American writer Don DeLillo, whose last novel, 'Falling Man' has just been published in France, analyses the impact of the events of September 11th 2001 and terrorism on literature. "We are living in a dangerous era. What represents ephemeral news events for some, is for novelists a dangerous threat to the world. ... September 11 will become a major literary theme in the coming years if a sufficient number of young novelists feel they can measure up to the immense reality of the event. Will writers be ready to seriously tackle this major task where religion, politics and history all demand a place in the story? The novel, as a literary form, is hungry for experience. Its potential reach allows a writer to place enormous historical forces within the lives of individuals."

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