Angelo Tijssens’ screenwriting credits include ‘Girl’ (2018), about a trans ballerina, and ‘Close’ (2022), an Oscar-nominated film that follows the friendship between a pair of 13-year-old boys. In Tijssens’ first foray into literary fiction, ‘The Edges’, an unnamed narrator returns to his hometown to settle his mother’s affairs following her death. While there he finds comfort in the arms of a former lover. It’s a tale of young love and deep emotion sharply contrasted with an abusive childhood and an adulthood lived on the edges. Told in searing prose that grips with the tender assuredness of a seasoned stylist, ‘The Edges’ is no ordinary debut. Tijssens speaks with Georgina Godwin about his career and the catharsis of writing literary fiction.

Angelo Tijssens&rsquo; screenwriting credits include &lsquo;Girl&rsquo; (2018), about a trans ballerina, and &lsquo;Close&rsquo; (2022), an Oscar-nominated film that follows the friendship between a pair of 13-year-old boys. In Tijssens&rsquo; first foray into literary fiction, &lsquo;The Edges&rsquo;, an unnamed narrator returns to his hometown to settle his mother&rsquo;s affairs following her death. While there he finds comfort in the arms of a former lover. It&rsquo;s a tale of young love and deep emotion sharply contrasted with an abusive childhood and an adulthood lived on the edges. Told in searing prose that grips with the tender assuredness of a seasoned stylist, &lsquo;The Edges&rsquo; is no ordinary debut. Tijssens speaks with Georgina Godwin about his career and the catharsis of writing literary fiction.

Want to know more about the authors behind your favourite books? Tune in to discover the methods of – and inspiration behind – some of the world’s most exciting writers. Every Saturday, Georgina Godwin hosts an in-depth discussion with the person behind the prose. 

Want to know more about the authors behind your favourite books? Tune in to discover the methods of – and inspiration behind – some of the world’s most exciting writers. Every Saturday, Georgina Godwin hosts an in-depth discussion with the person behind the prose.

Want to know more about the authors behind your favourite books? Tune in to discover the methods of – and inspiration behind – some of the world’s most exciting writers. Every Saturday, Georgina Godwin hosts an in-depth discussion with the person behind t