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Interview with Dr. Clive Cussler
Durch die freundliche Vermittlung von Frau Dr. Boehm (Random House/Blanvalet) hatten wir Gelegenheit, Dr. Clive Cussler einige Fragen per Mail zu stellen. Hier das englische Original (die deutsche Übersetzung findet ihr hier).

What do you consider your biggest success until now?
My biggest nonbook success was finding the Confederate submarine Hunley, the first submarine to ever sink a warship. My favorite book success was being followed by my son who wrote Black Wind and who will now take over the reins of the Dirk Pitt series while I go on to other book projects like a children's book and a western.

Which of your books is your favourite?
ICEBERG is a sentimental favorite because it was the first book I wrote that broke the mold from simple plotting to more complicated intrigue, beginning in Iceland and ending at the Pirates of the Caribbean of Disneyland.

How many more adventures will there be for Dirk Pitt?
Pitt will go on for many more adventures now that my son is taking over. I'll still do concepts, plotting and editing for him, but the writing will be mostly his.

You once wrote a cameo of yourself in one of your books. How did it come to this? Can you imagine to do a cameo in one of the films, too, or even to play a part in it?
I've had walk-on sequences in all my books since Dragon. I wrote myself in a brief scene for a joke, but received over 600 letters from fans who thought it was fun and now I make regular appearances. As to a movie part, we'll have to wait and see.

In one of your books, published in 1976, you rise the Titanic. Eleven years later Dr. Robert Ballard found the remains in reality. When writing your novel, did you ever dream that this could be actually accomplished? And would you have liked to be a part of Dr. Ballards Team?
I knew the Titanic would eventually be found but I was busy discovering the Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors, when Ballard found the liner.

In your books one can often find a lot of historical facts. How much work goes into the research when you write a book?
The research is quite extensive. I spend at least three months on the research before I launch the book. And then, I'm constantly digging out information while the book is in process.

There are also a lot of fantastic topics in your books. How important is realism and feasability for your work? How much would you sacrifice for a good story?
Realism is only important if the reader enjoys it, but if the story gets a little farfetched at times but is fun to read, so be it.

Are there any ideas which you wouldn't write down again?
Not really, I can't think of any.

How has the way you work changed from your first books to today? Did the knowlegde that many fans around the world will be reading what you write change anything?
If you read the first book in the series, Pacific Vortex, you can see the transition over the years, The stories have more complicated intrigue that the earlier novels. No, the fans did not offer any suggestions on how to improve the books.

We've heard that you were not really satisfied with prior films made from your books. What do you think about the movie version of "Sahara"?
I have not seen the movie Sahara. In my own humble opinion the book has to be better.

You once said that you created Dirk Pitt in the mid Sixties, but the first book about him was published in 1973. When did you actually start writing "The Mediterranean Caper"?
I finished Pacific Vortex in 1967 and Mediterranean Caper in 1969.

Nine years ago you wrote "The Sea Hunters", your first non-fictional work. How did that happen?
Many people including my publisher asked me to write a book on my shipwreck experiences. All were amazed when the books sold so many millions of copies around the world.

As we have have heard you love diving. Do you still dive? What is it that fascinates you about diving?
I still dive but perhaps not as often as I wished due to allowance of time. The fascination with diving is that you are seeing a whole new world of life and scenery that you don't see everyday. I can think of no more enjoyable holiday that diving in beautiful tropical waters.

We thank you a lot for this interview and hope that we can talk again, when you publish your next book.


Special vom: 09.01.2006
Autor dieses Specials: Bernd Glasstetter
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