William Boyd talks about Waiting For Sunrise

2,599 views · Published 12 December 2012 · 14:18 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: Waterstones · 2012 · Entertainment

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In the first part of a two-part interview, William Boyd spoke to us about his novel Waiting For Sunrise, the nature of spies and novelists, and experimentation in his writing.

In part two, coming next week, Boyd discusses the challenges of adaptation and the making of the BBC film of his book Restless, along with some hints about the direction of his upcoming James Bond novel...

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