Will Self on Afghanistan: Question Time 29/9

[Kaka Tim]

he loves words, and uses the correct one for the circumstances. Why do people think this equates to 'swallowed a dictionary'? he's a writer for fuck's sake, words are his job

The best writers can communicate in a way that expresses complex, original and/or challenging ideas and emotions in a way that can be easily understood without an oxbridge education.

 

[nino_savatte]

That's very generous of you

Well, I was there before him.

 

[phildwyer]

The best writers can communicate in a way that expresses complex, original and/or challenging ideas and emotions in a way that can be easily understood without an oxbridge education.

Self didn't get much of an education at Oxford in anything except dragon-chasing. But I concur that he is insupportably prolix, verbose and stylistically rebarbative.

 

[Scaggs]

Self came up with an excellent one line description of Blair, which cracked the audience up - but I cant remember what it was - any idea?

He called him 'An air guitarist of political rhetoric'

 

[lostexpectation]

so what he say?