Talk
'How can you hear...' #1
An evening of conversation between Monica Cantieni and Sandip Roy
Monica Cantieni
Monica Cantieni, born 1965 in Thalwil, Switzerland, has received various literary grants and awards for her short stories. With her debut novel Grünschnabel she was the finalist for the Swiss Book Awards 2011. The translation of the same, The Encyclopaedia of Good Reasons was nominated for the First Book Award Edinburgh 2015. Among her other published works is Hieronymus’ Kinder as well as a large number of short stories in anthologies. Latest publications: 2020, Schwellenzeit, 44 authors write during Corona, with A.L. Kennedy, T.C. Boyle, and Swiss authors Dorothee Elmiger and Peter Stamm, among others. 2020, Anthology, Voll im Wind with Franz Hohler. Monica Cantieni is currently working on her new novel.
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 16.04.2021. You can find the recording of the conversation at:
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Enjoy a reading of excerpts from the book ‘THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GOOD REASONS’ by Monica Cantieni performed by the Tillotama Shome in English.
Enjoy a reading of an excerpt from the book THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GOOD REASONS’ (Grünschnabel) by Monica Cantieni performed by the author herself in German.
Details
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata
Park Mansions, Gate 4
57A, Park Street
Kolkata
700 016
India
Language: English
Part of series 'How can you hear what I am saying? I am so far away . . . '
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