anne enright, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. well, it's great to have you here.ow, to an outsider, you do seem like a deeply rooted writer. that sounds so dull, doesn't it? yeah, no, ishould have gone places and done things, and i did a little, but, yeah, i returned to ireland. but would you acknowledge that those roots are hugely important to you? i pass the building where i was born when i go into town. so it is, it is quite close. yeah. it's fascinating because, just the other day, i interviewed a colombian novelist and he said to me, "i only really was able to write about my country "and the things that really mattered to me when i left it, "when i had a little bit of space and distance "and freedom to actually express what i really thought." but you've always felt free enough from within. orfoolish enough — one or the other — to say whatever i wanted to say at any given time. yeah, um... ..so i think it was difficult in the deep past for writers to write from within the country. and a lot of people do thrive in exile. i like to...write about people who leave

anne enright, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. well, it's great to have you here.

anne enright, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. well, it's great to have you here.e things, and i did a little, but, yeah, i returned to ireland. but would you acknowledge that those roots are hugely important to you? i pass the building where i was born when i go into town. so it is, it is quite close. yeah. it's fascinating because, just the other day, i interviewed a colombian novelist and he said to me, "i only really was able