Ron Butlin is the author of The Sound of My Voice, Night Visits, Vivaldi and the Number 3, Belonging and No More Angels (forthcoming).
Why do you write?
For the sheer pleasure of doing it.
Where do you write?
In a comfy armchair in the bathroom. Lots of sunlight and plants.
Which person in history do you most admire?
Joseph Haydn and Nietzsche, among many others
If you had another job before you became a writer, what was it?
Footman,male model, barnacle scraper, labourer and so on . . .
Of the books you have written, do you have a favourite?
The one I'm working on at the time - always!
If you had to choose one book to take to a desert island, what would it be?
Complete Dickens
What book are you reading at the moment?
H.G. Well's 'Tono-Bungay' and Conrad Wilson's Beethoven.
What book do you consider most overrated?
Proust's mega-blockbuster 'In Search of Lost Time' is truly wonderful. Some hard-core editing would make it considerably slimmer - and even more wonderful!
Which book would you like to see filmed?
Any of mine!!!
What was the happiest moment of your life?
Leaving school
How do you relax?
With my wife and friends - playing music, eating, drinking, chatting. (Whispered- also, playing golf!)
Where and how would you spend your perfect day?
In bed with my wife