In 2021 Anuk Arudpragasam spoke to Josie Mitchell about the influence of Thomas Bernhard, writing in the wake of war and his relationship to the English language.
Arudpragasam was born in Colombo and currently lives between Sri Lanka and India. His debut novel, The Story of a Brief Marriage, won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. His second book, A Passage North, was since shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.
Read an excerpt from A Passage North at granta.com.
Lauren Oyler, The Granta Podcast
Brandon Taylor, The Granta Podcast
Jamaica Kincaid, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 111
Claire-Louise Bennett, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 110
Lynne Tillman, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 109
Vanessa Onwuemezi, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 108
Anthony Anaxagorou, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 107
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 106
Mary Gaitskill, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 105
Eula Biss, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 104
Stephanie Sy-Quia, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 103
Tice Cin, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 102
Kathryn Scanlan, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 100
Joanna Kavenna, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 99
Caleb Klaces, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 98
Sophie Mackintosh, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 97
Ottessa Moshfegh, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 96
Carmen Maria Machado, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 95
Momtaza Mehri, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 94
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
50 Tastes Of Gray
Dear Alice | Interior Design
Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast
Frankenstein
Black Beauty
The Magnus Archives
Fresh Air