Georg Klein (writer)

Georg Klein at the Leipzig Book Fair 2010

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

Works

References

  1. http://literature.britishcouncil.org/news/2012/september/edinburgh-world-writers-conference-in-berlin
  2. http://www.edinburghworldwritersconference.org/the-future-of-the-novel/georg-klein-the-future-of-the-novel-discussion-continues/
  3. 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."
  4. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-18869927.html Zwanzig Jahre Einsamkeit by Jürgen Neffe. DER SPIEGEL 14/2001
  5. 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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