And the siege of Malta which I was aware was particularly interesting because it represents a collision, a meeting between many different nationalities and religions. Partly because I wanted to write a european novel rather than an american novel. Why and how did you choose this episode of the history of Malta ? What in particular attracted you more than another event of the sixteenth century ? Why did you write « The Religion » after your novels « Bad city blues », « Bloodstained kings » and « Green River rising » ? What gave you the need to explore the historical novel ? The three or four first questions are the transcription of the record that doesn’t bug… The rest of the interview has been made by e-mail, I say a huge « thank you! » to Tim Willocks for his time and his great answers. I say, one more time, thank you to Nathalie Beunat from Syros for letting me meet Mr Willocks in Lyon. Here is, finally, the interview with Tim Willocks.
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