Le Chercheur D'or - Interview With Daniel E. Pritchard of Godine

Interview With Daniel E. Pritchard of Godine

Taken from the Quarterly Conversation Issue 14
SE:

About how many books do you publish per year?


Daniel E. Pritchard:

We publish around 30 new titles each year, and have a backlist that refuses to accept the term “Out of Print.” They just keep moving, even if it's slow.


SE:

Godine publishes Le Clezio’s novel The Prospector. Have you read it?


Daniel E. Pritchard :

I really enjoyed it, which was surprising only because I knew a bit about his style and it isn't normally what I'm drawn towards. But it is beautifully written, and translated, and by the end the book has led you to a kind of . . . well, I liked it and I'll leave it at that. The best way to know is just to read it. And if you can't buy it, ask your library to order it. They do that. Free books! The Boston Public Library is practically my living room

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