Sven Regener

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Sven Regener
Sven Regener 2011
Born	(1961-01-01) January 1, 1961 Bremen, Germany
Occupation	Novelist, singer
Nationality	German
Notable work(s)	Berlin Blues

Sven Regener, born January 1, 1961 in Bremen, is a German musician and writer living in Berlin. In 1982 he recorded his first LP with the band Zatopek and in 1984 he joined Neue Liebe. ^{[citation needed]} In 1985 he founded the Berlin band Element of Crime together with Jakob Friderichs. He writes almost all their lyrics as well as playing trumpet. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2001 he published his first novel, Berlin Blues (original title Herr Lehmann), which achieved sales of around one million copies. ^{[citation needed]} The book takes place in autumn 1989 in Berlin. Regener was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis for the screenplay to the film of the same name. ^{[citation needed]}

His second novel, Neue Vahr Süd, was released in 2004 and follows the life of Frank Lehmann while serving in the Bundeswehr in 1980 in Bremen. In 2008 this was followed by a third novel, Der kleine Bruder (The Little Brother) which dealt with the time between 1980 and 1989.

Bands

Zatopek
Toten Piloten
Neue Liebe
Element of Crime

Works

Herr Lehmann (2001), English translation: Berlin Blues (2003)
Neue Vahr Süd (2004)
Angulus Durus (2006), with Germar Grimsen
Der kleine Bruder (2008)
Magical Mystery" (2013)

References

http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=48827

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 85329175 LCCN: nr2001043283 ISNI: 0000 0001 1576 6605 GND: 124928048 BNF: cb14446494z

Persondata
Name	Regener, Sven
Alternative names
Short description	German politician
Date of birth	January 1, 1961
Place of birth	Bremen, Germany
Date of death
Place of death

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