In this  episode John Holten is joined by Tom McCarthy. Tom McCarthy’s work has been translated into more than twenty languages and adapted for cinema, theater, and radio. His novel, C, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Walter Scott Prize, and the European Literature Prize; his fourth, Satin Island, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize. In 2013 he was awarded the inaugural Windham-Campbell Literature Prize by Yale University. McCarthy is also the author of the study Tintin and the Secret of Literature, and the essay collection Typewriters, Bombs, and Jellyfish. He lives in Berlin.Recorded in front of a live audience on the terrasse of Tropez, Sommerbad Humboldthain on September 5, 2021Thanks to Ziemowit Nowak and Torben Wessel for production and editing support.Theresa Patzschke for voiceline contribution. Title music: Jemek Jemowit "Meine Tabletten”, 2011Check out the homepage, Instagram and Twitter of Broken Dimanche Press for more info. Please leave a review if you have enjoyed this podcast.Many thanks to Tom for joining me in conversation and the entire team at Tropez. XJ

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