INSPIRATIONS L&F: Doesn’t it hurt you a bit when you are brought down as an authoress?
Agnieszka Płoszaj L&F: Do you have any favourite crime stories? And preferred authoresses or authors? Or such authors that make a big impression on you?
Agnieszka Płoszaj: I don’t Focus on it. L&F: I admire that attitude. When I was listening to interview with you, I felt bad hearing comparisons to others and some picky comments concerning your profession. If I were in your place, I wouldn’t be so composed. Honestly, I don’t know what purpose such questions should serve. Agnieszka Płoszaj: I think this is partly unintended. A reflex. The first association. A hairdresser must be a silly little girl, but it turns out it’s not true! L&F: Anyway, it’s sad. Just like judging whether the book is meaningful or not based on the genre. Some people think a crime story is an easy genre, while others do not. I believe this is a genre that requires good planning, selfcontrol. So it is complicated, just like every book in which you have to develop a plot.
Agnieszka Płoszaj: From Poland… Mariusz Czubaj, Mariusz Zielke. A very good debut story by Bartek Szczygielski who wrote “Aorta”. I have very positive opinion about him. From abroad: Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larsson, Gianrico Carofiglio. L&F: So you prefer male authors? Agnieszka Płoszaj: It just happens like that and I don’t know why. L&F: They say women’s writing differs from men’s. Agnieszka Płoszaj: It’s like asking who is a better driver: a woman or a man? This is very individual, just like writing. I know that I am more delicate in some descriptive issues, scenes; that there are more feminine situations in my writing.
Agnieszka Płoszaj: I don’t discredit romance, social novels or women’s literature that is quite distant and unfamiliar for me because I never liked such writing.
L&F: Yes, I would not expect any beauty routines in male writing. Maybe something about cars.
L&F: But you read crime stories?
Agnieszka Płoszaj: Not necessarily because I have never read any descriptions with so many details.
Agnieszka Płoszaj: Of course. L&F: Polish ones too? Agnieszka Płoszaj: Yes.
L&F: Because they give names and brands. Agnieszka Płoszaj: Because everybody knows what it’s about, so why discuss it? (laughter).
Mega*Zine Lost&Found *** #21/2017 *** CHANGE *** ISSN 2391-4742