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Interview: Author Discui By CHRIS HANDAL in Columbia last Friday fc Book cntic the taping at the ETV studi and a reading at Bel Studio D in the S.C. ETV Auditorium as part of ih building. Author John Ir- USC Writers' Series. ving's hands and feet fidget. His reading. on campi Irving is dressed in khaki attracted an overflow crow< slacks, a biege shirt, a tan with extra chairs placed i jacket and blue running the aisles and people sittin shoes. USC's writer-in- on the floor around the stag residence, William Price Irving is a success no\ Fox, sits beside him; before critically and commerciall them, seated on cushions, Both Garp and The Hot are 18questioners. New Hampshire were so The director gives the for the movies and tl signal and the red light on filming of Garp has bet one of the three cameras completed with Rob blinks on. Irving stops Williams as the tit fidgeting. The first question character. he is asked is how he became The author has not alwa; a writer. been this successful. H "I think I started writing first three novels, whi the way most writers started receiving critical prai: ? by reading. I'm sorry from such publications ? "I think I started writing the way most writers started ? by reading. I'm sorry most young writers don't do that." ? John Irving most young writers don't do The New York Times Bo. that. Reading is important. I Review and New Yorker, d was not a good student but I not sell well. liked to read novels. "I thought The Watt MI ^ A AM?i^U?nr( AiT HImm / VIIO C?A/IA< 1 uiun i wine dii^iunig ivieiriuu iyiu.ii vino ottu worth keeping until my early novel) would be a success twenties. I began as most and it was critically, whi fiction writers do by writing surprised me ? but it wasi short stories because I could a popular success. I knev never imagine anything that could never write anythi long (a novel). But I never as funny or with a happ really wanted to write short ending. I thought, 'well, stories. I wanted to get to this doesn't gather me something larger." audience I'll have only Irving, 40, author of the small critical audience,' I A. 11 ml. _ 117- J A _ T ll^^l oesuseuers i ne woria /ic- Irving iccaueu. cording to Garp and The Irving was wrong. I Hotel New Hampshire, was fourth novel, The Wo I -usgpne-1 Sandy's Famous Slaw 4'9'8 (All Beef Oscar Mayer) 1 I wtthmustard, homemade chili and slaw, and onions \?T 89* (ianvrf)om and Ice Cream ||^ Open til 12:00 | -JESS5GEBHL' | Expires !! Bar B Q Pork 4-9 82 I Sandwich i wrvH with ?(aw and pickk, on warm twn $i.09 ! j Game room and Ice Cream ! Open til 12:00 I? | Chocolate Nut 4 9 8: | AXjjp Sundae I Wilh Vani,,a ,Ce Cream 5 isSr . Topped with Milk Chocolate byrup. wainuis, wmppcu ^icani, IV and a Cherry 794 I Cameroon! and Ice Cream < Open til I 2:00 . ? ? . .. . , ?..< ?. * >.'A^?iUVblrV| sses Popularity -'r-^v^vy^1!; >r I ^-'J " * , ' fBrn:" IS rwirt^^r ;v " mi^l J ^ I 11 S ?pt e. ji - jjj|| le ll^^B^HR v ^iMii^ffiHR^;^ . 'S John Irving spoke at USC last Friday. According to Garp, received Esquire printed it as chapter ? a front page review in The one, unedited for space or for ok New York Times Book any other reason. When lid Review along with an in- Esquire edited it, Irving terview. Critical acclaim withdrew the manuscript >r- flourished and popular and gave it to Rolling Stone. nd acclaim followed. People Chapter one was published ? wore "I BELIEVE IN unedited. ch GARP" t-shirts. ' "It's nice when a n't The financial freedom that magazine needs you more v I came with Garp allowed than you need it," he com ng Irving to exact revenge on mented. ier Esquire magazine. "I Family plays an important if believe in revenge, part in Irving's novels, an Revenge...is just a form of "Well, family has been ayd a justice," he said. continues to be important in According to Irving, he my own life. I came from a allowed Esquire to publish family with brothers and lis chapter one of The Hotel sisters and I have a family. I rid New Hampshire but only if see AUTHOR, page U ?ll J ImJNtDIElE^' o -j SALOOn 7 lj Z No. I in Rock-n-Roll and Good Times i ||i|i i hnnh | ^.firagrojr iiiiiiii (I ft: woi! M^^-WSkV WW Wiy'*\!*'uV Vi. V* W V'*S%Vk'i a'?'?^*W ?? *? 'M>*f+bic%5 You're Ahead of the game with the CLASSIFIEDS Whether you're buying or selling, the Classifieds work every time! j GAMEOOCK v L Alternatives... Where else .on campus but I "Gamecock" Advertising can you I get practical sales experience and I get paid for it? 8 Account Executives are needed for I Fall '82. I i Straight commission, car necessary, i Interested persons should apply in ; Russell House, Room 323 by Friday, April 19. miUTORV I , \ RGHT-ALIs li I |i NOW AVAILABLE i; | : TO USC STUDENTS i| | j: *5 cu. foot refrigerators !* IS Portable Color T. v. s s I Stereos ji j| much more , ? i| ALL AT SPECIAL RATES ji ji Discounts on Electric ij i| Typewriters from April 8 ji ji to May 15 jj |sj NOW IN FIVE POINTS ; 1 NEXT TO 812 Harden Street | . ; | SCHOOL KIDS ph. 765-2623 | \