Kunal Karmakar
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Andy Weir:
Hello Mr. Andy Weir, I have read the book "The Martian" and I really like it. I just want to know what was your inspiration for writing this novel?
Andy Weir
I was imagining how a real-life manned Mars mission could work, and how they would deal with any problems that cropped up. As I thought of more and more possible problems, I realized it would make for a good story.
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Movie Skink
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Andy Weir:
Hello, When I'm working on or learning something extremely dense and technical the ideas and information often begin to invade my dreams as well as my waking hours. While reading The Martian I couldn't help wondering if the life and death situation you had created had taken root in your subconscious in this way?
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