“In literature, the unreliable narrator gets all of the attention—though far more interesting a creation is the truly unlikable narrator, to say nothing of one the reader still identifies and empathizes with, deeply. Such an animal is Olive Kitteridge, the heroine of Strout’s eponymous follow-up to her justly praised Amy & Isabelle. ”
Syracuse.com: 'Olive Kitteridge' author Elizabeth Strout delivers final Gifford lecture of 2010
She spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of fans of her work about her childhood, her time in Syracuse as a Syracuse University law student, why she believes fiction is important and her writing process.
'Olive Kitteridge' author Elizabeth Strout delivers final Gifford lecture of 2010 Emily Kulkus Syracuse.com/The Post-Standard December 22, 2010