Yasmin Shakarami studied philosophy, Alexandra Flint is an electrical engineer. But they discovered their calling through writing. About rejections, self-doubt, new publication channels – and how they managed to end up on the Spiegel bestseller list.
When the young authors enter the café on Wiener Platz in quick succession for the agreed conversation, the waiter is visibly impressed: Will we be interviewing two models this time? It often happens that the two Munich-based artists, who achieved success in the new adult genre through different paths, are confronted with hasty attributions.