Georg Klein (writer)
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
- 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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