An evening of conversation between Friedrich Ani and Sandip Roy
Friedrich Ani
Friedrich Ani, born in Kochel am See in 1959, writes novels, poems, books for young people, radio plays and screenplays. His novels have been translated into 10 languages and have won numerous awards. He has received the German Crime Fiction Prize seven times and has been awarded the Adolf-Grimme-Prize, the Bavarian Television Prize and the Golden Romy for his screenplays, among others. His novel "Der namenlose Tag" was voted one of the ten best international crime novels of the year and was filmed by Oscar winner filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff. Other publications include: "Die Raben von Ninive" (poems), the crime novels "Ermordung des Glücks," "All die unbewohnten Zimmer", "Letzte Ehre" (all published by Suhrkamp). Friedrich Ani is a member of the International PEN Club. He lives in Munich.
Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy is a writer, radio host and columnist in Kolkata. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Times of India, Firstpost and other publications. His audio dispatch from Kolkata airs weekly on public radio in San Francisco. He is a columnist for Mint Lounge and hosts the Sandip Roy Show on Audio Express. His award-winning first novel is ‘Don’t Let Him Know’.
The conversation was broadcast live on the Facebook page of the Goethe-Institut Kolkata on 22.10.2021. You can find the recording of the conversation at:
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Enjoy a reading of excerpts from the book ‘Killing Happiness’ by Friedrich Ani performed by Aveek Sen in English.
© Aveek Sen
Aveek Sen is an independent writer, educator, collaborator and conversationist working interconnectedly in the fields of art, literature, music, cinema and everyday life. He studied and taught English Literature at Jadavpur University, Calcutta, and at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He was given the ‘2009 Infinity Award’ for writing on photography by the International Center of Photography, New York. He lives in Kolkata.
Enjoy a scenic reading of excerpts from the book ‘Killing Happiness’ by Friedrich Ani performed by the author himself in German.
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