Georg Klein (writer)
For Hungarian-Swedish Jewish writer Georg Klein, see George Klein (biologist).
Georg Klein at the Leipzig Book Fair 2010
Georg Klein, reading in Literaturhaus Köln 21 June 2010 from his novel „Roman unserer Kindheit“
Georg Klein (Augsburg 29 March 1953) in a German novelist. He lives in Jemgum. His wife Katrin de Vries is also a writer. In September 2012 he was keynote speaker at the British Council sponsored Edinburgh World Writers' Conference in Berlin.[1][2] Having worked for many years as a ghost-writer Georg Klein was discovered in 2001 with his detective story "Barbar Rosa."[3][4]
Awards
Awarded with the Niedersächsischer Staatspreis 2012 from Ministerpräsident David McAllister
- 1999: Brüder-Grimm-Preis der Stadt Hanau
- 2000: Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis
- 2010: Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse for Fiction
- 2012: de:Niedersächsischer Staatspreis [5]
Works
- Libidissi. novel. Fest, Berlin 1998. ISBN 3-8286-0072-7
- Anrufung des blinden Fisches. short stories. Fest, Berlin 1999. ISBN 3-8286-0087-5
- Barbar Rosa. Eine Detektivgeschichte. Fest, Berlin 2001. ISBN 3-8286-0134-0
- Von den Deutschen. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2002. ISBN 3-498-03513-4
- Die Sonne scheint uns. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004. ISBN 3-498-03522-3
- Sünde Güte Blitz. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2007. ISBN 978-3-498-03532-7
- Schlimme schlimme Medien. 2-CD-Set. supposé, Köln 2007. ISBN 978-3-932513-77-0
- Nacht mit dem Schandwerker. In: Johannes Ullmaier (ed.: Schicht! Arbeitsreportagen für die Endzeit. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 2007, S. 238-258
- Roman unserer Kindheit. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010. ISBN 978-3-498-03533-4
- Die Logik der Süße. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010. ISBN 978-3-498-03555-6
External links
References
- ↑ http://literature.britishcouncil.org/news/2012/september/edinburgh-world-writers-conference-in-berlin
- ↑ http://www.edinburghworldwritersconference.org/the-future-of-the-novel/georg-klein-the-future-of-the-novel-discussion-continues/
- ↑ Deutschland - Page 54 Germany. Presse- und Informationsamt - 2001 "In spring 2001. the Augsburg author Georg Klein astonished critics with his detective story "Barbar Rosa." For years Klein, born in 1953, had just about managed to make a living as a ghost-writer, while being repeatedly turned down by publishers, that is until young publisher Alexander Fest recognized his great talent."
- ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-18869927.html Zwanzig Jahre Einsamkeit by Jürgen Neffe. DER SPIEGEL 14/2001
- ↑ Ministerpräsident David McAllister verleiht den Niedersächsischen Staatspreis 2012 an den Schriftsteller Georg Klein und an den Wissenschaftler Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Reimers
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