ON WRITING... With Salman Rushdie and Kazuo Ishiguro

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

Welcome to another special edition of How to Fail, where I revisit conversations from the How to Fail archives. Each week, we shine a light on a particular theme, hopefully offering inspiration, perspective and comfort through the words of past guests.

This week’s theme is on writing - appropriately, because my new book ‘One of Us’ is out this week (25th September)! So it felt only fair that I re-shared a couple of my favourite authors who have guested on How to Fail in the past.

First up, you’ll hear from Nobel Prize winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, whose episode originally aired in March 2021. He shares thoughtful reflections on creativity, memory and the way stories help us explore both truth and imagination.

Then, we turn to Salman Rushdie, in an excerpt from our original conversation back in June 2024, where he discusses his extraordinary book ‘Knife’ and reflects on the role of stories in making sense of life’s most difficult moments.

I hope these highlights remind you of the power of storytelling, not only as a means of escape but also as a way to process, connect and endure

Listen to Salman Rushdie’s full episode of How to Fail here: https://link.chtbl.com/OE63hsrn

Listen to Kazuo Ishiguro’s full episode of How to Fail here: https://link.chtbl.com/zu0kLq-0

🔗 LINKS + MENTIONS:

‘One of Us’ is out on 25th September: lnk.to/OneOfUsElizabethDay

Salman Rushdie’s books: www.salmanrushdie.com

Kazuo Ishiguro’s books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/14137/kazuo-ishiguro/

Elizabeth’s Substack: https://theelizabethday.substack.com/

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