His name is Christian Baskous and most recently he narrated my first novel, THE PEN NAME. “[It’s] a choice little nugget of ‘devil’s-bargain’ thriller fiction,” Christian said of the book. We talked over email, and while I couldn’t hear his voice, I’ve heard it before on recordings. I could imagine him delivering the lines in his deep, resonant timbre.
Christian is quite the voice talent with a range from juvenile to senior. He can speak a variety of dialects: American English, British English, South African English; Cockney, French, German, Greek, Indian, Irish… even Scandinavian. The German dialect served him well narrating THE PEN NAME. “I really did have a good time recording it,” Christian said.
I was so thrilled with his reaction to THE PEN NAME and so fascinated by his work I decided to sit down with Christian for a little chat. And while you won’t be able to hear him answer the following questions, just imagine that everything he says... sounds like this: Play Audio...
