Extrait :
NC: Much of The Magicians seems to be about the fragility of adolescence colliding with adult self-determination of one's role in the world. Do you recall early experiences from youth that made you want to be a writer, or times when you realized you were becoming one?
Lev Grossman : My upbringing was slightly odd in that both of my parents were writers. To begin with, they're both English professors. Beyond that, my father's written, what, a dozen books of poetry? Possibly more. My mom's written a novel and a book of stories, and a bunch of stuff that she will publish but hasn't yet. So it was disappointingly un-rebellious to think about becoming a writer. It's a bit of a fait accompli. It was not a foregone conclusion that I'd be a writer, but it was in the top three choices in the multiple choice question of What Was I Going to Do. That said, it took me a surprisingly long time to become a writer of any kind.