James Lasdun: ‘I had psychic material to work with’

The writer and poet on his accidental #MeToo novel, his love of classic novellas, and why male friendships are eternally fascinatingJames Lasdun is a novelist, short-story writer, poet and film-maker. With Jonathan Nossiter, he co-wrote the films Sunday (1997) – which won the grand jury prize and the Waldo Salt screenwriting award at Sundance – and Signs & Wonders (2000), starring Charlotte Rampling and Stellan Skarsgård. He was born in the UK – the son of architect S