Donna Tartt interview (1992)

Author Donna Tartt shares her novel, "The Secret History," and talks about her inspirations and what makes a good writer.

Check out these Donna Tartt books on Amazon:

Share this video!

Checking out the affiliate links above helps me bring even more high quality videos by earning me a small commission! And if you have any suggestions for future content, make sure to subscribe on the Patreon page. Thank you for your support!

[ManufacturingIntellect]

Share this video!

Checking out the affiliate links above helps me bring even more high quality videos by earning me a small commission! And if you have any suggestions for future content, make sure to subscribe on the Patreon page. Thank you for your support!

[carolatapola]

I love how she says that she just reads the same books over and over again, and then in The Secret History writes “It is is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially.”

[makie]

She looks like one of her book characters

[marie-louzhong]

I now understand why she would describe Francis's accent as being: "southern sounding, almost British". It's amazing how much of the author can be found in their characters.

[aleidadiaz]

He keeps interrupting her, this is so dated. And she’s still brilliant even at such a young age.

[costello]

God, he asks his questions while she's in the middle of her sentences.

[grace]

the way tartt talks is so hypnotizing. i mean, her words and the way she explains her art is all so beautifully expressed; she truly is amazing.

[boodiddleydumdumdiddley]

She’s a big influence on me. The fact that she spent nine years writing the secret history is intimidating but incredible. It’s not easy work

[kayla-ixqq]

her accent is not what i thought it’d be but it’s also so HER and i love it

[Hooga]

She has some seriously beautiful eyes.

[MeMe-tdye]

She seems like an actress playing role of writer

[srushtiapadival]

I don't know if it's the editing, but the interviewer couldn't wait to get to the next question and cut her off.
In Tartt's words, 'The hallmark of a modern mind is that it loves to wander from its subject', she embodied it in this interview

[bunnyw]

this interviewer loves the sound of his own voice.

[MissPansyPKN]

Love it when she says that maybe, in her forties, she might write about love and she actually did in The Goldfinch. It's almost a prophecy...

[Booklover-coffeelover]

The beauty of her writing. I usually hate books with unlikable characters or anti-heroes and never finish them. But the Secret History had me so immersed as much as I hated the characters because of her brilliant, mesmerizing writing. This woman deserves every literary award.

[em-tczr]

"How do you create suspense from knowing what we already know?" It's amazing. In truth when I read the prologue I was disappointed. It was like a spoiler, but then she did just what she wanted. She built suspense and intrigue and fear even though we knew how it'd end. I think the best writer knows how to get in the reader's head and she's definitely done that.

[indydude]

Her radiant eyes, her endearing accent, her elegant shyness, her trenchant insight.

[mattcanread]

Man, I love Donna but the interviewer gets on my nerves. Let the woman talk; I'm here to hear her, not you!

[Slarti]

The Secret History is a work of art and Donna Tartt looks exactly as I imagined the characters from the novel.

[stopandlive]

The Secret History and The Goldfinch are two amazing books, so beautiful and smart