drowning the sorrows

Interview with Patrick deWitt, author of the excellent new novel Ablutions, now on Dogmatika.

"I’ve found [the drinkers'] reasons to be unique, though usually stemming from one type of loneliness or another, the need to share space and time with other people. More specifically: some wanted to be entertained, some wanted to be the entertainers; some wanted sex, some wanted violence; some wanted to lie, some wanted to be lied to; and some simply wanted to become drunken without the interruptions or interferences of home. I felt a good many were hoping to re-create an environment of group friendship, and though this was largely false, it was similar enough to satisfy the urge."


ABLUTIONS Preview UK from Patrick deWitt on Vimeo.