Katharina Volckmer and The Appointment

'It felt liberating to find that voice and put it on paper...Some restrictions can be creative.' Hello! Katharina Volckmer talks about her debut novel, The Appointment (Fitzcarraldo Editions), a TLS 'Book of the Year 2020', and one critics have called 'a darkly funny untangling of national and sexual identity' (The Guardian). And what a great way to kick off our 'Finding Room' series with a novel set entirely in one room... Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko-fi.com/liambishop Rippling Points Can the restrictions of writing in a language which isn't your 'mother tongue' ultimately set you free? How a 'silent' character can be a 'loud' presence. Buy THE APPOINTMENT here   Reference Points Books and Writers Thomas Bernhard - The Old Masters Siri Hustvedt - The Blindfold Franz Kafka Ottessa Moshfegh Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint Articles Katharina in conversation with RL Goldberg for the Paris Review Katharina on 'that strange German silence' that persists over the Holocaust for the Guardian Ideal lockdown literary listening.  Follow Liam on Twitter - @liamhbishop Follow the Rippling Pages on Instagram - @rippling_pages