Western Literature Association and Questions for David Guterson

Question 8: When did D.G. write the memoir?

Answer: After Lady in the Forest, before the new novel.

Question 9: How does the central character in the the woods in the new novel compare to Into the Wild (a new movie by Sean Penn)?

Answer: D.G.: For the new book the character seek fulfillment, socially, politically, spiritually, not adventure.

Question 10: Is your work Western? Puget Sound?

Answer: D.G.: For D.G. writing is about place, to a fault. This is home. People of European descent have not lived here a long time to grow an indigenous literature. This contrasts to the South or the Eastern Bay area. We are part of the Pacific Rim...