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  • čas přidán 27. 03. 2014
  • The Talks at Google program hosted Patrick Rothfuss in the Cambridge, MA, office on March 21st, 2014. Pat's works are available wherever books are sold, including on Google Play: goo.gl/B7uWM3 . Worldbuilders can be found at www.worldbuilders.org .
    The first two books in the Kingkiller Chronicle are a first-person account of the life of Kvothe, a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. He has made himself a legend - but the creator of a legend can also become its victim. "It is a rare and great pleasure to come on somebody writing the way (Patrick Rothfuss does)." - U. K. LeGuin
    Legendary fantasy writer Patrick Rothfuss disappeared from public view some time ago. There is an innkeeper in a small town in the remote province of Wisconsin who looks vaguely like him if the light is dim enough and you've had enough drinks.
    You can find more Patrick Rothfuss paraphernalia at his sites: www.patrickrothfuss.com .
    As a note to fans, this video contains spoilers and plot discussions for the Name of the Wind, Wise Man's Fear, and the Adventures of Princess and Mr. Whiffle.
    Cliff Redeker of the Talks at Google team facilitated the interview.

Komentáře • 204

  • @lillydittman6295
    @lillydittman6295 Před 10 lety +153

    His shadow looks magical.

  • @conzero
    @conzero Před 10 lety +28

    I could listen to Pat talk for days

  • @missOhdrey
    @missOhdrey Před 10 lety +21

    I love him so much. He's such an interesting and well spoken man, I could listen to him speak for hours.

  • @alucario1702
    @alucario1702 Před 3 lety +6

    Pat: Hey, that´s a good question, and that´s why you will never know an answer to it.

  • @alomejornosasomonami
    @alomejornosasomonami Před 7 lety +11

    I am one of those two thousand people of Barcelona :) I got my two books signed and a photo. Thanks Patrick!

  • @jraiv3
    @jraiv3 Před 9 lety +44

    I have highlighted so many cool quotes in your books that they look more like textbooks than a fantasy novel.

  • @GITMachine
    @GITMachine Před 8 lety +27

    Man I love this guy's writing. It's well-crafted and nuanced and just plain fun. Can't wait for more from him.

  • @nayunis9289
    @nayunis9289 Před 4 lety +12

    I'd really love to read this annotated version of the kingkiller chronicles!

  • @lim0nplays45
    @lim0nplays45 Před 9 lety +209

    This guy is so lethani

  • @Regressor13
    @Regressor13 Před 9 lety +40

    That "Serenity" t-shirt though

    • @ryanaiden
      @ryanaiden Před 3 lety

      It is as beautiful as a firefly in the vacuum of space.

  • @Killerafroman
    @Killerafroman Před 9 lety +13

    gandalf thank you for writing you stories down

  • @lukac221
    @lukac221 Před 10 lety +30

    He is absolutely right when he is talking about the translations of his books. At first a read the Slovak version (because i am from Slovakia) a I was like, that was brilliant book. And after that a red the original version and I was like Oh my god that was unbelievable!!! Much more better then the translation. And after my second reading of the original, well it is perfection right there, I mean, man I can not imagine that i am going to read someday better book than is this. (of course except the end of the trilogy witch is going to be amazing, and I am sure that I will laugh and I will cry)

  • @perkelele
    @perkelele Před 4 lety +4

    Commenters often criticise the interviewers on google talks. They are right,they’re not the best. But that’s okay, and they don’t have to be. This man is taking time from his full time job to do this. He might be nervous because he’s geeking out hard in seeing an author he loves. Also not everyone is comfortable with being in front of a camera knowing the video will be seen by thousands. Let’s accept the fact that not every video on CZcams needs to be rehearsed to the point it might be nominated for an Oscar. Certain things are not perfect, it doesn’t make them any less enjoyable. Interviewer you did well

  • @duartevgc2114
    @duartevgc2114 Před 8 lety +31

    Damn it! So Rothfuss deceveid me! I really thought he was a musician!

  • @justy5944
    @justy5944 Před 8 lety +47

    I LOVE how he hates Rowling's writing

  • @pookieandfluffernutter

    I loved the name of the wind. This is a great talk.

  • @stefanneaga
    @stefanneaga Před 6 lety +1

    Patrick, you sir are a good man!

  • @jjolsson1863
    @jjolsson1863 Před 4 lety +1

    Damnit i love this man. Protect pat at all costs.

  • @Lieneepiene
    @Lieneepiene Před 6 lety +3

    Who else loves the laugh of the guy in blue. Makes me so happy :D

  • @ethanprescott4683
    @ethanprescott4683 Před 5 lety +2

    the talk about Terry in present tense made me tear up when i realise

  • @erichlauer2002
    @erichlauer2002 Před 10 lety +2

    Hell yeah! He is such a good writer!!!!! so happy i found this.

  • @Fayeluria
    @Fayeluria Před 8 lety +17

    Well today I learned why I love his books so much and why "the book is always better than the movie". Its pretty obvious but you never really think about that, because as he said, it is there for you, cause you wrote it in your head.
    He's great, I can't wait for book 3 (:

    • @andersonced
      @andersonced Před 7 lety +2

      Mm. Fayeluria n m. N.

    • @NovelistCrim
      @NovelistCrim Před 7 lety

      lmao totally agree.

    • @NovelistCrim
      @NovelistCrim Před 7 lety +1

      Gahr Dunn im waiting for Jim butcher, scott lynch, kevin earne and a few others to push their stories. but yeah, king killer is frigging amazing.

    • @michael305m3
      @michael305m3 Před 3 lety

      4 years later and still waiting

  • @eliwalther4677
    @eliwalther4677 Před 8 lety +5

    Gosh what i would give to get onto the forum that the translators use

  • @SethOmegaful
    @SethOmegaful Před 9 lety +1

    Its fun how in the subtitles it appears "[inaudible]" when I could clearly hear the interviewer saying "Auri" name (a character of the book). And I wasn't using Headphones or even watching with the áudio loud enough for clear understanding of the dialog (thats why I activated subtitles in the first place). 22:38

  • @RoSoliTaire
    @RoSoliTaire Před 9 lety +5

    The way he casually talks and writes seem very different. It's like Patrick as an author and as a daily person are two very different people.

    • @yamiyobi
      @yamiyobi Před 9 lety

      +Roltaire Solis I agree, he also said he was an introvert wich seems strange when you see and hear him speak.
      But i think that when he is alone, he is a different person.

    • @koudacyen
      @koudacyen Před 8 lety +2

      Perhaps rothfuss's character is puppet

    • @abeldnite
      @abeldnite Před 8 lety +4

      +M. Smith Introvert doesn't mean shy. Introverts are just people who don't hang out so much because they prefer doing another things. These things (like writing) take a lot of time usually, so regular people have a lot of mistaken concepts about this .

    • @eldergaming1218
      @eldergaming1218 Před 7 lety

      Abel S. Phoenix Thank you for this. So many people assume introverts are like hermits from society, it's just they require less social stimuli than most people so they enjoy solitude somewhat, it's not to say they dislike or fear people.

    • @familiarsting4108
      @familiarsting4108 Před 5 lety

      Can't believe you guys done realize that this is Kote. He is Kvothe when he writes.

  • @janschetters7720
    @janschetters7720 Před 4 lety

    Great man, I like him very much.

  • @minatchi
    @minatchi Před 7 lety +6

    My fav character was Devi

  • @seaofbloodredroses9940
    @seaofbloodredroses9940 Před 10 lety +2

    So has anyone tried reversing the video and checking the hand gestures?

  • @bndncn
    @bndncn Před 10 lety +1

    I wish I could like this video more.

  • @nicolasbrodbelt7193
    @nicolasbrodbelt7193 Před 5 lety +1

    Good afternoon, I was wondering if you had a transcript of this interview, as I am doing a piece of research on Patrick Rothfuss and it would be invaluable to have everything that he wrote down so that I can then cite it exactly. Hope it is not too much to ask.
    Yours sincerely
    Nicolas Brodbelt

  • @Osigot
    @Osigot Před 4 lety +3

    *57:56** hey, but this is literally what Brandon Sanderson said*

  • @EtiKateMusic
    @EtiKateMusic Před 10 lety +6

    Patrick Rothfuss is Brilliant.

  • @abduissa4402
    @abduissa4402 Před 4 lety +2

    Pat is of the Lethani

  • @nataliasolis1616
    @nataliasolis1616 Před 7 lety +5

    TImeturner, thank you! just by mentioning that timeturners exist in that world, just with that, you have plot holes. There is a whole Harry Potter book revolving around timeturners, so its not something she just mentions in the passing, and yet it is never addressed again.

    • @qwerty2269nd
      @qwerty2269nd Před 7 lety

      This was posted in 2014... Anyways it is lazy writing to make a huge loop hole halfway in a series then finally fill it after the series is over.

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 Před 4 lety

      @@qwerty2269nd 100%

  • @Rockblue01
    @Rockblue01 Před 8 lety +12

    "You can shave a dog, and he's still a dog." =D LOOOL (44:25)

  • @familiarsting4108
    @familiarsting4108 Před 5 lety +1

    No one in that room has read Naked Lunch, just a bunch of companionable nerds going with the flow around 20 minutes.

  • @Mikineitor
    @Mikineitor Před 9 lety +3

    Pretty much every nerd has noted Pat's "Serenity" t-shirt, but I wonder if the android in the host's t-shirt is wearing Jeyne's hat...

  • @coddingafter30
    @coddingafter30 Před 3 měsíci

    Do you guys remember the times we loved this dude?

  • @jorgealcantara9437
    @jorgealcantara9437 Před 10 lety +2

    Thrilling to read, thrilling to listen.
    I need to say though: Barcelona is smaller than Madrid

  • @CaptainBureaucrat
    @CaptainBureaucrat Před 9 lety +1

    It would suck for him trying to write my first name, it's nine letters five of them are consonants and one of those is a special character. :)

  • @bahhesaid
    @bahhesaid Před 8 lety +2

    The storytelling card-game Rothfuss is talking about designing sounds a whole lot like the Once Upon a Time cardgame..

  • @ImCalebRosengard
    @ImCalebRosengard Před 9 lety +6

    I WANT ACCESS TO THAT FORUM!

    • @heinzregenmann2219
      @heinzregenmann2219 Před 4 lety

      Do you happen to know an experienced hacker who could get us in?

    • @ImCalebRosengard
      @ImCalebRosengard Před 4 lety +1

      @@heinzregenmann2219 Not really, but as a translator myself I'd love seeing what goes on there

  • @callum7081
    @callum7081 Před 4 lety +3

    Did anyone else hear him say “welcome to another exciting toxic google event” at the start?

    • @shines9290
      @shines9290 Před 4 lety +1

      I heard it. Sampled it hahahaa

  • @TheRoark
    @TheRoark Před 2 měsíci

    "A Writer of Things" is so funny now in 2024

  • @MultiLuhar
    @MultiLuhar Před 8 lety +6

    19:00 - 20:00 what absolute genius

  • @sullenpuffin
    @sullenpuffin Před 10 lety +2

    My GOD I want to access that forum

  • @davidsugich362
    @davidsugich362 Před 7 lety

    Because the story of the boat ride and the trial will be in book three?

  • @porrapandaa
    @porrapandaa Před 10 lety +5

    He looks like a Game of Thrones character haha love him and his books

    • @darkhome
      @darkhome Před 8 lety +1

      +Isa P illyrio mopatis!

    • @Trekattaron
      @Trekattaron Před 7 lety

      I think he would fit more in a world of sorcery, rather than in the GoT.. I don't even know what to put GoT under.

  • @jagdavies1
    @jagdavies1 Před 8 lety +4

    Well that's me had my pants charmed off....

  • @hewcia33
    @hewcia33 Před 10 lety

    Can someone tell me Whois are those authors Who his speaking about in 8.30??

  • @willgalbreth4511
    @willgalbreth4511 Před 7 lety +2

    i love Euchre!!!

  • @cloudbloom
    @cloudbloom Před 3 lety +1

    Which author has people foaming at the mouth more intensely for the next book, Rothfuss or Martin?

  • @Dave1507
    @Dave1507 Před 4 lety +1

    24:34 My bet on what most people really want would be book three.

  • @mikegribanov6105
    @mikegribanov6105 Před rokem

    The interviewer was the inspiration for Zach Woods' character in Silicon Valley

  • @drmartinsboots
    @drmartinsboots Před 3 lety

    Since been re-titled Patrick Rothfuss The occasional writer of 3 or 4 things

  • @kvothethearcane7950
    @kvothethearcane7950 Před 8 lety +23

    Lord Tehlu

  • @alexandrarosewolff9922
    @alexandrarosewolff9922 Před 3 lety +2

    I wanna be a translator so I can join this secret forum

  • @kingtaj
    @kingtaj Před rokem

    I wish the interviewer could come close to matching Patrick’s energy…

  • @lukasalihein
    @lukasalihein Před 9 lety +1

    What are they talking about at 12:25 - a dune/sandworm reference?

    • @qwerty2269nd
      @qwerty2269nd Před 7 lety

      the book Dune. I dont know what reference they are citing in the book, but dune is about this mother and child being basically stranded in this desert planet with massive carnivorous sand worms in a nutshell

  • @ipod9771
    @ipod9771 Před 3 lety +1

    Been doing a lot of reading over the past couple years. Some graphic novels, some SciFi, some classic fiction but never experienced any fantasy writing before. "The Name of The Wind" was recommended to me by a friend. I was a little intimidated at first, with the complex writing and multiple characters referred to by multiple names. But I pushed on and became hooked! One of the best books I've read, and not finished yet! So glad it was recommended to me, and thankful I got introduced to the fantasy genre with a phenomenal story. Any other fantasy recommendations are welcomed and encouraged!

  • @althaearatliffthereligion

    Let them eat cake Pat, let them eat cake...

  • @jackvancekirkland
    @jackvancekirkland Před 4 lety +3

    I've never had a book enrage me and have me rolling my eyes every other sentence like the Kingkiller books. Yet I read them both and can't help wanting to know as much as I can about this author and his process. It's so hackneyed and campy that it is irresistible. If I can learn a sliver of what got him famous and apply it to a better world and story then I'm set for life.

  • @BennyGaberMusic
    @BennyGaberMusic Před 10 lety +3

    Wow, I really thought he was a musician.

  • @catthebeautyhunter
    @catthebeautyhunter Před 8 lety +129

    Man, it's a good thing Rothfuss knows how to talk and engage an audience...what an awkward interviewer.

    • @simplicitas5113
      @simplicitas5113 Před 8 lety +30

      +catthebeautyhunter He was kinda cute :) A bit shy, but not totally incompetent.

    • @samfilmkid
      @samfilmkid Před 8 lety +19

      He reminds me of Simmon a little bit.

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah

    • @culturestudios3500
      @culturestudios3500 Před 3 lety +4

      We need a panel with Stephen King, Rothfuss, Robin Hobb, Martin, Rowling and Sanderson.
      Possibly Neil Gilman as well😂

  • @user-vs6yp5yl6h
    @user-vs6yp5yl6h Před 7 lety

    Интересное интервью, круто)

  • @kj01a
    @kj01a Před 9 lety +1

    At about 12:30 who is the author they're talking about??

  • @KittyKontrol850
    @KittyKontrol850 Před 3 lety +3

    To be a writer of things you have to write things. Will we ever see a new book!!???

  • @christopherandrew6545
    @christopherandrew6545 Před 4 lety +3

    Pshhh. Google translate dosnt have Adem as an option. Trust me I immediately checked.

  • @MrThunderMonky
    @MrThunderMonky Před 9 lety +4

    FYI, Talks At Google said fast (i.e. when the host says it) sounds like TOXIC Google.

  • @MrIshumaru
    @MrIshumaru Před 4 lety

    I want Rothfuss to teach me writing

  • @mattfoster3570
    @mattfoster3570 Před 4 lety +1

    Pat's shadow looks like Santa clause.

  • @fizzyfox
    @fizzyfox Před 7 lety

    He took like two hours deciding which T-shirt to wear.

  • @darmandez
    @darmandez Před 10 lety

    A bit unrelated, but I hope Rogues is released worldwide someday :(

    • @l.u.c.a.s.
      @l.u.c.a.s. Před 9 lety

      darmandez You can buy the Kindle version on Amazon and read it on a PC, tablet or phone even if you don't have a Kindle.

  • @arthurschuhmann
    @arthurschuhmann Před 7 lety +4

    Well in my language Kote means poop xD

    • @sosrope3420
      @sosrope3420 Před 6 lety +1

      Maybe this is why he chose the word and the name.

  • @BillyxRansom
    @BillyxRansom Před 10 lety +1

    dat Serenity shirt

  • @emzraline
    @emzraline Před 7 lety

    detail

  • @MoneyMoss4ever
    @MoneyMoss4ever Před 7 lety

    16:20 Couldn't help but think of Ready Player One XD

  • @vysearcadia7222
    @vysearcadia7222 Před 3 lety +2

    Talks at Google Event sounds a lot like Toxic Google event and if that isn't the truth with that company

  • @PerfectionHunter
    @PerfectionHunter Před 3 lety

    Patrick Rothfuss is one of the best persons of our time.

  • @helium73
    @helium73 Před 5 lety +2

    When I see the cover of any fantasy novel these days it appears that the scene on the cover is taken from one of the most boring scenes in Lord of the Rings. Dragons and Goblins are gone. All you have is humans with staffs and cloaks.

  • @dirtyflotsam
    @dirtyflotsam Před 3 lety

    I was listening to his shadow

  • @jaimeschechter7582
    @jaimeschechter7582 Před 9 lety +6

    Um...marry me...J/K.
    You're great, I love WHO you are. Thank you. ;-)
    Your wife and children are a very LUCKY family. Thank you for your writings. I appreciate your mind...and everything that lurks within it. Keep up the great work. You are brilliant, you just don't know it yet! Thank you. :-)

  • @entredeuxbouchees
    @entredeuxbouchees Před 5 lety

    If you ever need some help to get good audio, get me a call Google, I'd be happy to help.

  • @Dave1507
    @Dave1507 Před 4 lety

    i wouldn't call it a chronicles just yet, bc we may never see day three.

  • @Tassadar606
    @Tassadar606 Před 2 lety

    yes but writers dont have to care about budget, politics, or recouping enormous losses, therefore I think precisely described action in books is undervalued.

  • @Kram1032
    @Kram1032 Před 5 lety

    Wouldn't the absence of no cake not so much be cake but rather *all the cake?*

  • @drewshepherd811
    @drewshepherd811 Před 8 lety

    cant tell if hes high or on painkillers or something. Those eyes are glassy as hell

  • @Vofzolne
    @Vofzolne Před 10 lety

    12:41
    Who IS the author?

    • @matthiashistory
      @matthiashistory Před 10 lety +3

      i believe it was J K Rowling commenting on Hermione, Ron and Harry love triangle ...

    • @Vofzolne
      @Vofzolne Před 10 lety

      matthiashistory Oh, that, thanks. Though, thinking back to the books, I don't remember there ever being anything between Hermione and Harry.

  • @El_Diablo_12
    @El_Diablo_12 Před rokem

    26:00 hint at book three
    37:00 suffering from too many people showing up

  • @dehlanshandirkayr6182
    @dehlanshandirkayr6182 Před 4 lety +1

    "Toxic google event" 0:10

  • @Mark_Cadden
    @Mark_Cadden Před 5 lety +1

    Interviewer and audience a little awkward, but I wouldn’t expect a google talk to go any other way ❤️

  • @Mrwoopwoop
    @Mrwoopwoop Před 4 lety

    the google guy wearing a jellybean before they were made popular in 2020. beans rise up!

  • @robmitchell152
    @robmitchell152 Před 9 lety

    Did the emcee open with "Welcome to another toxic Google event"?

    • @scttschlz
      @scttschlz Před 9 lety

      I heard that mondegreen as well, but it is "talks at Google"

  • @simplicitas5113
    @simplicitas5113 Před 8 lety +3

    Why did they laugh when he said a day or two? That´s how long it took for real.

    • @JackassJimbo
      @JackassJimbo Před 8 lety +2

      +Simplicitas I think because it's kind of an underestimate of how long it would take :P you're not gonna be reading for that many hours a day, or atleast most people wont.

    • @rhinofenrirson
      @rhinofenrirson Před 8 lety +2

      I agree with Jimbo, he was just making a joke about how good it was, and that people won't be able to put it down, because most people woudl take longer to read that size of a book if they aren't completely enrapstured by it, so he was making a joke about how good it was, and an assumption that everyone who reads it will feel that way

    • @jacemachine
      @jacemachine Před 8 lety +1

      I just read the Wise Man's Fear this week. It took me two days to finished, but I was laying in bed for the majority of both nursing a sore back.

    • @asheykamp
      @asheykamp Před 8 lety +1

      I think it's a joke that each book is about the main character telling his story over the course of a day for each book. 2 books = 2 days of storytelling. But as others have said, that's not realistic in the real world. The audio book for the first book is 28 hours long, and the second book is 42 hours long.

    • @jacemachine
      @jacemachine Před 8 lety

      Andrew If that's the sort of thing that gets your goat... you're a very sad person. I hope that you have a nice life. #jussayin

  • @MarkoPolo530
    @MarkoPolo530 Před 10 lety +1

    HAGRID IN THE SHADOWS!..oops, wrong book.

  • @dinnasynha
    @dinnasynha Před 9 lety +1

    My dream is to be one of her beta readers!

    • @EdwardHowton
      @EdwardHowton Před 9 lety +3

      I would never be one of his beta readers, even if someone offered to pay me for it. His books are perfectly crafted, I wouldn't want to spoil them with works-in-progress! The sacrifice of those who do that job is thoroughly appreciated, but I'd rather wait another ten years for the finished book.

  • @aarronjsymonds
    @aarronjsymonds Před 6 lety

    That annoying frequency that is like on the point of feeding back from the PA system, yuk, so off-putting.
    Good interview though:)

  • @gmmay70
    @gmmay70 Před 5 lety +8

    I'd lend more credence to him as a great storyteller if he demonstrated his ability to finish a great story.

  • @aurelwink9514
    @aurelwink9514 Před 3 lety

    Thats not his shadow , its his cloke.....

  • @MacSmithVideo
    @MacSmithVideo Před 4 lety +1

    extroverted people never think they are extroverted.

    • @TheCitiusAltius
      @TheCitiusAltius Před 4 lety

      I watched one of his earlier interviewss and he was a LOT less comfortable and commanding than he is now.