Ian Rankin: "A Song for Hard Days" has nothing to do with "Corona"
Exploring aspects of life led me to detective novels.
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British writer Ian Rankin, the award-winning author of police novels, reviewed his experience and passion for crime literature during a virtual session on the Sharjah Reads platform, as part of the activities of the 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair.
During the session moderated by Tony Malikan, the writer shed light on his latest work in his famous series "The Inspector Repos", a novel entitled "A Song for Difficult Days", indicating that his choice of this title does not bear a reference to the Corona pandemic, but rather came long before its spread.
He added, "In the middle of last year, I saw that the whole world was suffering from difficult conditions, whether due to forest fires in Australia, for example, or other disasters and crises, and this is what inspired me to choose the title of my new novel."
About the beginning of his experience in the world of crime literature, Rankin explained: "The freedom to explore different aspects of life, and the desire to tell real stories of real people in a way that reflects reality without any embellishment or disguise, prompted me to write police novels."
At the end of the session, Rankin directed his audience, saying: “I do not intend to stop writing more of the adventures of Inspector Repos, despite his 60 years of age and officially retiring from the police. Will the field remain open for him to investigate cases?
This is the challenge that keeps me writing and writing about this intriguing character. ”
It is noteworthy that Rankin has in his account more than 43 literary works, including 23 novels in the series of police novels "Inspector Repos", and he is one of the best-selling authors in the world.
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