HERE
HERE IS
HERE IS A
HERE IS A MARGARET LARSON. >>> THE 2017 FILM ''CALL ME BY
YOUR NAME" CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES
AROUND THE WORLD.
AND NOW A SEQUEL CALLED "FIND
ME".
ME".
ME". THE
ME". THE AUTHOR ANDRI ACIMAN JOINS
ME.
ME.
ME. IT'S
ME. IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
WHEN YOU WERE HERE LAST, ''CALL
ME BY YOUR NAME" WAS OUT.
AND EVERYBODY KNEW THE STORY.
I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL I DON'T
WANT TO GIVE ANYTHING AWAY.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE NAME OF
THE NEW BOOK? "FIND ME" HAS A
PARTICULAR MEANING.
PARTICULAR MEANING. I ALSO FELT THAT IT WAS ABOUT
FINDING LOVE, SEEING ME,
FINDING LOVE IN TIME?
AM I WRONG ?
>> EVERY INTERPRETATION IS
CORRECT.
CORRECT.
CORRECT. YOU CANNOT BE WRONG.
IT IS LIKE AN INVOCATION.
SOMEBODY OUT THERE , PLEASE
COME BACK AND FIND ME.
LOOK ME UP.
I AM DYING TO MEET YOU AGAIN.
IT HAS THAT SENSE OF A PRAYER.
>> IT HAS A SPIRITUAL SENSE.
>> YOUR WRITING IS VERY ELEGANT.
YOU'RE LIKE A SHARP KNIFE, IT
CUTS DEEP AND I'M BLEEDING WITH
EMOTION.
EMOTION.
EMOTION. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO
WRITE ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS?
>> WHEN YOU ARE WRITING YOU
COME UP WITH THESE EMOTIONS AND
YOU HAVE TO ASK WHAT THE
EMOTIONAL QUESTION IS.
AS YOU BEGIN EDITING AND
REWRITING IT BECOMES MORE
DISTILLED.
DISTILLED. BY THE END THE FEELING THAT
PUTS YOU THERE INITIALLY.
YOU CAN CATCH IT IN WORDS.
THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH THAT
SOME OF IT IS LOST TO THE
AUTHOR.
AUTHOR.
AUTHOR. >> AREAS PRICE WHEN IT COMES
BACK FROM THE READER ?
>> I FELTED INITIALLY.
>> WHEN YOU WERE HERE LAST ,
YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T PLANNING
ON A SEQUEL.
WERE YOU ACTIVELY NOT WANTING
TO DO A SEQUEL?
WHAT CHANGED YOUR MIND?
>> I WAS THINKING IN TERMS OF
SOMETHING TOWARDS THAT.
I WASN'T DECIDED.
IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR ME TO
REALIZE THAT I WAS TAKING THOSE
CHARACTERS AND PUTTING THEM
BACK IN PAPER.
I DID NOT WANT TO COMMIT UNTIL
THE VERY LAST MINUTE.
BUT I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING ALL
ALONG.
ALONG.
ALONG. I
ALONG. I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. >> DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU
TOLD ME NO.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I DO NOT REMEMBER.
>> ELIO AND ALL OVER ARE THE
CHARACTERS THAT WE KNOW.
WE WERE HAVING A DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?
SOME PEOPLE WERE FINE WITH IT
LEAVING IT UNDETERMINED.
OTHERS DESPERATELY WANT TO
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. IT
KNOW. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
>> THE LAST CHAPTER IN A CITY
THAT IS VERY DEAR TO ME.
IN ALEXANDRIA WHERE I WAS BORN.
FOR MANY WAYS IT WAS A
HOMECOMING.
HOMECOMING. I WENT TO ALEXANDRIA TO PLAY
WITH THE IDEA OF PUTTING THINGS
TOGETHER AGAIN.
TOGETHER AGAIN. PUTTING IT BACK.
>> IN GREEK HISTORY AND ART,
THAT IS WHAT THE CHARACTERS
ORIGINALLY MET AND BONDED OVER.
IT'S BECOME A CLASSIC FOR A LOT
OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEE
THEIR LIVES IMMORTALIZED IN THE
STORY LIKE THIS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?
>> IT MEANS A LOT.
AS A WRITER YOU ARE CRAFTING
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO IT IS
GOING TO SPEAK TO OR WHAT THE
REACTION WILL BE.
AS YOU GET RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE
, THE TAKE IS THAT YOU HAVE
FOUND ME , YOU HAVE GIVEN ME
HOPE , YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO MY
PARENTS.
PARENTS.
PARENTS. IN SOME CASES IT'S THE LOVE I
COULD'VE HAD.
COULD'VE HAD. YOU GET THE WHOLE GAMUT OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT'S VERY MOVING FOR A WRITER
TO GET THIS KIND OF RESPONSE.
>> IS THIS BOOK GOING TO BECOME
A MOVIE?
A MOVIE?
A MOVIE? BUT I WOULD LOVE IT IF IT
BECAME A MOVIE BUT I HAVE NOT
HEARD ANYTHING.
HEARD ANYTHING. >> I THINK YOU WILL.
>> ELIO 'S FATHER TAKES UP A
LOT OF THIS BOOK.
AND I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT.
I LOVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
ACTOR WHO PLAYED THE FATHER.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THERE WERE
A FEW THINGS IN THE MOVIE THAT
WERE NOT IN THE ORIGINAL BOOK?
>> I TOOK HIS NAME.
HE DIDN'T HAVE A NAME IN MY
BOOK.
BOOK.
BOOK. EVENTUALLY I HAD TO GIVE HIM A
NAME.
NAME.
NAME. THE
NAME. THE MOVIE CAME OUT WITH A NAME.
AND WHEN I STARTED WRITING THE
BOOK HE HAD NO NAME.
SO I BORROWED FROM THE MOVIE.
>> I THINK THAT'S INTERESTING
THE ARTISTIC PROCESS.
IT HAS A STEW LIKE QUALITY.
THAT YOU BORROW BACK AND FORTH
FROM.
FROM.
FROM. BUT
FROM. BUT THERE WAS A NOTE IN THE WAY
THE ACTOR PLAYED THE CHARACTER
FROM THE FIRST BOOK.
THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT
WERE INTERCHANGEABLE.
WERE INTERCHANGEABLE. I THOUGHT THAT HE MIGHT EXPLORE
A DIFFERENT SIDE OF HIS LIFE?
DID THAT OCCUR TO YOU?
>> IT DID NOT.
BUT THAT IS WHY YOU ARE BEST
SELLING AUTHOR AND I AM NOT.
>> IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME.
I WANTED HIM TO SIT NEXT TO A
BEAUTIFUL YOUNGER LATER.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.
A WOMAN CAME AND SAT NEXT TO ME
ON THE TRAIN AND ASKED ME TO
WATCH HER DOG WHILE SHE WENT TO
THE RESTROOM.
THE RESTROOM. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT AND I
HAD TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
>> AS YOU MENTIONED THE LOVE WE
COULD'VE HAD.
COULD'VE HAD. AS WE LOOK AT OUR SOCIETY NOW
AND WE ARE TRYING TO CAPTURE
SOME OF THESE MOMENTS THAT WERE
IMPOSSIBLE IN THE PAST.
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON HOW
WE LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES OR
CAPTURE LOVE IN OUR LIFE ?
>> MOST OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE
ARE LOST.
ARE LOST.
ARE LOST. THERE ARE SOME FANTASTIC
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS. YOU CAN'T PLAN THESE THINGS.
I MET MY WIFE AT A PARTY.
I WAS GOING TO THE PARTY
BECAUSE I HAD NOTHING ELSE TO
DO.
DO.
DO. SHE
DO. SHE WENT TO THE PARK BECAUSE
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO STAY HOME.
AND WE MET THERE.
IMMEDIATELY WE BONDED.
THE THING IS YOU HAVE TO BE
OPEN TO SOMETHING THAT COMES
ALONG.
ALONG.
ALONG. AND THAT IS WHAT I LEARNED FROM
MY OWN CHARACTER.
I AM NOT GOING PERSON THAT SEES
IS MY OPPORTUNITY.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ONE
DOES IN LIFE.
WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
YOU NEED TO SEIZE IT.
IT WILL NOT COME BACK AGAIN.
>> ALWAYS SAY YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
TO VISIT WITH US.
IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> COMING UP NEXT ON NEW DAY
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