To celebrate the release of the German translation of Tom McCarthy's book "Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish" ("Schreibmaschinen, Bomben, Quallen") we welcome you to a talk and a film screening at Espace DIAPHANES.

Screening: Crash! (BBC, 1971, 17 min)
Talk: Tom McCarthy about his book, JG Ballard and "Crash!"

Please stay afterwards for music, drinks and inspiring conversations.

JG Ballard, film still from "Crash!" (1971)

is a British novelist and artist based in London. McCarthy operates as »General Secretary« of a semi-fictitious organisation called the »International Necronautical Society« (INS). He also published a number of essays and short stories. With his debut novel Remainder (8 ½ Millionen) he was awarded the Believer Book Award in 2008. His novels C (2010) und Satin Island (2015) were shortlisted for the Men's Booker Prize.