Tibor Fischer
Tibor Fischer
Tibor Fischeris a British novelist and short story writer. In 1993, he was selected by the influential literary magazine Granta as one of the 20 best young British writers and his novel Under the Frog featured on the Booker Prize shortlist...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 November 1959
book attention want
No one wants a masterpiece knocking around when your own book is looking for attention.
cities decay way
Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay doesnt come any more marked than here.
up-early effort trying
You've got to try everything once, except those things you don't like, or that involve a lot of effort and getting up early.
new-york cities people
You don't really have to go anywhere in particular in New York City to have a good time. In every part of town, there's always something going on. It helps to know people there, too, because everything changes so fast, and they will be able to point out what's hot this month.
book writing achievement
One of my proudest achievements is that when an authoritative book about Hungarian literature came out about a decade ago, there was a little article about me which said I was a Hungarian writer but pretending not to be. Bearing in mind I can hardly write a cheque in Hungarian, I was delighted to be included in the pantheon of Hungarian writers.
senior strong attitude
It's true, some senior Hungarian writers are not known for their laughter. There is a strong Germanic influence - an attitude that if it's enjoyable it can't possibly be literature.
half literature events
I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now.
book people mind
As an author, I realise, you're on your own. You have to do everything you can to help The Book. If I make sure people know it's out there, they can make up their own minds whether they want to read it.
matter way british
The way British publishing works is that you go from not being published no matter how good you are, to being published no matter how bad you are.
feet secret cases
I always consider every place worth exploring once- just in case there's a thirty foot flaming sign divulging the secret of life, that no one has told me about.
new-york cities london
New York City has fantastic restaurants and, unlike London, a lot of the best restaurants are relatively cheap.
writing style quality
Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing.