Juan S. Guse

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Juan S. Guse is an author and sociologist at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Hanover. After his debut novel »Lärm und Wälder« (2015), S. Fischer published his second novel »Miami Punk« (2019), which will be adapted as a radio play and play in 2022. He has received several awards for his work, including the Fellowship of Villa Aurora.

Meet The Author

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? 
After I read my first book at age 17. 
What do you like to do when you are not writing?  
Besides spending time with my family: reading, video games, sport climbing.
Do you believe in writer’s block?  
Sure. Although, I guess I've never really experienced it myself. I definitely dislike a lot of the stuff that I write, but that's usually just one more reason to keep going.
Do you have any favourite Indian author? 
Admittedly, I haven't read all that much Indian literature. Of the couple of books I've read, I really liked Aravind Adiga's "Between the Assassinations" and Arundhati Roys' "The God of Smalls Things". 
Would you say writing energizes or exhausts a writer? 
I guess that depends a lot on the stage of the writing process you are currently going through. But generally speaking I'd say: it's rather energizing - at least for me.

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