Mavis Gallant’s famous interview of French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre
Category Archive: Sartre Tells of Philosophy on Visit Here
"You never accepted an assignment without saying, ‘Why do I have to do this when I want to do that? Why do I have to do it this way when I want to do it that way? Why can’t I go and meet a friend of this person first and … you never just said, all right and went off and did it. No, we had this argument every time – it was exhausting to work with you." - Gallant's Editor
Discovering Gallant’s Interview with Sartre
Listen to how we found Gallant’s news article about Sartre in Montreal.
Marta Dvorak’s 2008 interview with Mavis Gallant about her long career as a writer and journalist.
“I wore a red coat so that he would notice me." -Gallant