Maxim Biller
Maxim Biller (born 1960) is a German writer.
Born in Prague to Russian-Jewish parents, he emigrated with his parents and sister to Germany in 1970, when he was ten years old. After living for a long time in Munich, he now lives in Berlin.[1]
In 2003 his novel Esra excited attention when its sale was prohibited shortly after its release. Two persons had a provisional order obtained, because they claimed to have seen themselves reflected in characters in the book. A German court obliged their request to take the book from circulation on these grounds.[2][3]
His first works translated into English (by Anthea Bell) are the collection Love Today (2008), some of which appeared in The New Yorker – "The Mahogany Elephant" (July 2007), "The Maserati Years" (September 2007).
[edit] Publications
- Wenn ich einmal reich und tot bin : Erzählungen (Someday when I’m rich and dead : Narratives)
- Deutsche Zustände
- Die Tempojahre
- Aufbruch nach Deutschland : sechzehn Foto-Essays
- Land der Väter und Verräter : Erzählungen
- Harlem Holocaust
- Die Tochter
- Kühltransport : ein Drama
- Deutschbuch
- Esra
- Der perfekte Roman : das Maxim-Biller-Lesebuch
[edit] Awards
- 1994 Toucan Prize from the city of Munich
- 1996 Prize of the European Feature Pages (?)
- 1996 Otto Stoessl Prize
- 1997 Else Lasker-Schüler Prize
- 1999 Theodor Wolff Prize
[edit] References
- ^ "A Botanical Garden of Desire: 'Love Today' by Maxim Biller". The New York Sun. 26 June 2008. http://www.nysun.com/arts/a-botanical-garden-of-desire-love-today-by-maxim/80686/. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Top German court confirms ban on true-life novel". Earthtimes.org. 12 October 2007. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/123228.html. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "The bad German". Haaretz. 16 August 2009. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtStEngPE.jhtml?itemNo=847983&contrassID=2&subContrassID=8&title='The%20bad%20German%20'&dyn_server=172.20.5.5. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
