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A lord, former Thatcher collaborator and bestselling author with nearly 300 million books sold, the British writer brings the William Warwick saga to an end from his creative retreat in Mallorca.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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British writer Jeffrey Archer. Photo: Broosk Saib.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jeffrey Archer (London, 1940) could easily be the main character in several novels. He experienced prison before becoming one of the world\u2019s most widely read authors. After three decades writing at his mansion in Sa Torre, he has just released what he says will be his second-to-last novel before retiring.<\/p>\n

\u2013 End Game<\/em> marks the conclusion of the William Warwick series. How do you feel saying goodbye to the character?<\/strong>
\u2014 From the days when he was a constable on the beat in Lambeth all the way through to becoming a commander at the 2012 Olympic Games, I\u2019ve enjoyed his company.<\/p>\n

\u2013 With nearly 300 million books sold, what has been the biggest challenge in keeping readers engaged?<\/strong>
\u2014 Readers who are not looking for sex, violence, bad language or fantasy romance like a good story. And that hasn\u2019t changed. Next year will be my fiftieth year writing. Fashions change, moods change, but I haven\u2019t. People remain loyal when they feel familiar and safe with you.
With End Game<\/em> I was lucky the timing coincided with the London Olympics. It allowed me to write about a subject I know well. The real Commander Broadhurst told me fourteen things that went wrong during the Games that the public never found out about. I then added seven of my own and challenged readers to decide which really happened.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Do you believe literature still has the power to influence society?<\/strong>
\u2014 I don\u2019t write with that intention. But recently an American told me that reading Kane and Abel<\/em> had changed his whole life. He\u2019s now a billionaire. A lot of readers see themselves in Abel and feel they can go from nothing to the top.<\/p>\n

\u2013 How do you view the role of the writer in today\u2019s world?<\/strong>
\u2014 There are so many ways of reaching people now. Those over fifty still read newspapers, which are read online more than ever. And then there\u2019s Google, Facebook, TikTok\u2026 so the writer remains very important.<\/p>\n

\u2013 And what about the role of the politician? Does it still matter?<\/strong>
\u2014 So many of the finest people in my country \u2014and I suspect in France, Germany, Italy and Spain\u2014 no longer want to go into politics. It\u2019s unpleasant, badly paid and you\u2019re attacked every day. When I was at Oxford, everyone wanted to be a lawyer, a journalist or a politician. Now nobody wants to be any of those three.<\/p>\n

Before, everyone wanted to be a lawyer, a journalist or a politician. Now nobody wants to be any of those three<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Photo: Broosk Saib.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2013 Is there anything you still haven\u2019t written and would like to?<\/strong>
\u2014 I have one more novel to write before I retire, to be published next October. It began when I read a speech by Hitler from 1936 and Churchill\u2019s reply. I realised the war could have ended on 15 September 1940. That set me researching.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Looking back, what do you consider your greatest achievement?<\/strong>
\u2014 I\u2019m childish enough to be proud that I ran for my country. Working with Margaret Thatcher for eleven years mattered, and raising 72 million pounds as a charity auctioneer too. But nothing tops reaching number one on the New York Times<\/em> bestsellers list.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Has Mallorca\u2019s landscape or its people influenced your writing?<\/strong>
\u2014 I\u2019ve been writing in Mallorca for 30 years, and years ago I built a home in Sa Torre. It has wonderful weather and atmosphere, and I\u2019ve found the people an absolute delight. I think Palma is one of the loveliest cities on earth. My office is literally built into a cliff overlooking the sea. It\u2019s an ideal place to write.<\/p>\n

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Archer, at Writer’s Block, his home in Sa Torre, Mallorca. Photo: Jeffrey Archer\/Facebook.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2013 If you could invite three people to dinner at your home here, whom would you choose?<\/strong>
\u2014 William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Thomas Jefferson.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Speaking of politics and current affairs: how do you see the United Kingdom after Brexit?<\/strong>
\u2014 We haven\u2019t been out long enough to make a firm judgment. I voted to remain in Europe. I felt strongly we were better as part of a larger team.<\/p>\n

\u2013 What is your opinion on the international tensions involving Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping or Netanyahu?<\/strong>
\u2014 Netanyahu is a genuinely bad man and has harmed the Jewish cause considerably. Trump is a strange dichotomy. I read that he complained about his photograph on the cover of Time<\/em> magazine. If they put my book on the cover, I\u2019d be delighted. But he\u2019s complaining about his hair. How can a president of the United States care about that?
And yet his achievement in Gaza has been staggering. So, for me, he\u2019s two people.<\/p>\n

\u2013 What is your view on Spanish politics?<\/strong>
\u2014 I\u2019ve been following with fascination the problems your prime minister and his wife have faced. I\u2019m amazed he has survived and fascinated to see what happens next.<\/p>\n

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\u2013 The far right is on the rise in Europe. What\u2019s your take?<\/strong>
\u2014 Across the world! Trump is far right as well. In Britain we\u2019re four years away from an election, and if a lot can happen in a week, imagine four years. France, Germany\u2026 But Italy is the worst case. That wicked Prime Minister Meloni has been stealing our richest people, taking them to Milan and offering wonderful tax terms. She is a wicked woman and should be removed.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Are we closer to a Third World War than we think?<\/strong>
\u2014 In truth, we\u2019re already in a world war. Russia versus Ukraine, Palestinians versus Israelis, problems in Afghanistan, and the Americans facing chaos in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. But a \u201cformal\u201d world war \u2014Russia and China versus America and Europe\u2014 I don\u2019t think that\u2019s credible. Nations rely so heavily on each other economically that a war would bankrupt almost everyone.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Can literature help prevent those international tensions?<\/strong>
\u2014 It always does. The old clich\u00e9 \u201cthe pen is mightier than the sword\u201d<\/em> still holds true.<\/p>\n

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