Cunningham, Michael: *1952
Information by Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham on time, Instagram, and keeping the faith: "You could say that all novels are not only about time but also about how time passes, and how it affects those of us who live within the passage of time." The Yale Review, Elliott Holt; November 20, 2023- Michael Cunningham Makes a Case for Humanity. (About Cunningham's conception of ordinary human experience) WNYC Radio, New York; May 11, 2018
- Kecia Lynn speaks with author Michael Cunningham. (Gives additional biographical and craft material) University of Iowa; 2010
- Margaret Atwood and Michael Cunningham converse on the topic of "Speculative Fiction and the Art of Subversion" (Two major writers thinking together). KWLS Radio, Winfield, KS; January 14, 2007
Michael Cunningham and William Eddins, conductor of the Chicago Symphony, discuss music from The Hours, A Home at the End of the World and an upcoming concert. (useful because music is central to understanding The Hours atmosphere, structure, etc) WNYC Radio, New York; February 11, 2004
- Subjects addressed in Cunningham and Knox’s conversation include Cunningham’s ‘normal’ upbringing,
his disciplined writing process, etc. (Cunningham has repeatedly emphasized discipline rather than the romantic stereotype of the tortured artist)
- Michael Cunningham on his "gift" for writing. The National Book Foundation. (Useful because it may reveal a tension in Cunningham's thinking)
Podcast
Dialogue on Writing: (About his writing practice)