What do you imagine when you think of south Asia?
Unfortunately not so much, my knowledge about South Asia is very limited, the only country I visited there was Bangladesh. But it was an amazing trip and I hope I will have a chance to come back.
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
I was always writing, but I never took it seriously, it also never occurred to me that someone can actually become a writer. But then I heard about a creative writing school in Leipzig and I wanted so badly to study there. I guess this is when I realized how much I want to write.
A memory during writing the book you want to share.
Maybe not about writing my book, but about my arrival to Germany in January 1996. When we lived in an asylum seekers' home, our neighbour was from Bangladesh. He was the one who introduced us to live in Germany.
What are the nuances involved in writing a novel and a script?
Actually, it is every time different and really depends on the certain project. Every researcher is different and then I also need to find a different language for each project.
What do you like to do when you are not writing?
The whole writing process itself! I really hate to write, but I have to do it. I love everything about it, the research, the editing, but not the writing itself. That’s why I always need a very clear deadline, otherwise I would never finish anything.
Previous Works
Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt, Hanser (2012); Die juristischen Unschärfen einer Ehe, Hanser (2014); Gott ist nicht schüchtern, Aufbau (2017)
