Join Dua for this special episode of the Service95 Book Club podcast as she sits down with Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, author of The Son of Man, to ask questions from you, our Service95 community.
This episode is thoughtful, rigorous, honest: offering a glimpse into the mind behind one of contemporary fiction’s most compelling voices, and a deeper understanding of what drives his work.
So, what did you want to know from the author of Dua’s Monthly Read for February 2026? Well, everything, it seems. Watch or listen via the links below to hear Jean-Baptiste’s answers to the emotion he most wants his readers to confront through his writing, and why discomfort can be a catalyst for deeper understanding. There’s a question that prompts a very candid response on portraying brutality on the page, and how the author measures each scene carefully so that it remains truthful, rather than gratuitous – a fine balance to achieve.
Then, there are the questions on fate and free will: are the characters in The Son of Man trapped in an inevitable cycle, or do they have the agency to break away? How much of our own lives is inherited, and how much is ours to claim?
Jean-Baptiste also shares with Dua insight into his creative process: how he knows when a work is finished, when to stop revising, and what it means to finally let a story go.
In a world that often looks away from darkness, Jean-Baptiste is an author who isn’t afraid to sit with it, using his work to explore what literature can reveal about pain and resilience. The Son of Man is a moving reminder of fiction’s power to confront and transform us – and its author is the perfect person to help us see why. Time to press play.
Watch the episode here, or listen to it as a podcast here.
There’s More – Delve Deeper Into The Son of Man With The Service95 Book Club...
- WATCH Dua’s interview with Jean-Baptiste
- LISTEN to their conversation with the Service95 Book Club podcast
- BOOKMARK the books that inspired Jean-Baptiste while writing the novel
- PRESS PLAY on the songs to listen to while reading The Son of Man
- DISCOVER 5 works by contemporary French authors to read next
