Andrew O'Hagan's new book on identity and secrecy

Scottish author of Irish descent Andrew O'Hagan was interviewed by Andrew Marr on BBC 4's 'Start the Week' this morning.

He spoke about his new book 'The Secret Life'.

The book features three people: Julian Assange of WikiLeaks' fame, Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin, and Ronald Pinn, a man who does not exist at all, except in the online world.

In the interview O'Hagan tells Andrew Marr that it was never easier to be someone else.