Doris Gercke
Doris Gercke | |
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Born | |
Other names | Mary-Jo Morell |
Occupation | Novelist |
Years active | 1988–present |
Known for | the creation of the fictional detective Bella Block |
Notable work | Weinschröter, du mußt hängen Nachsaison |
Doris Gercke (born 7 February 1937 in Greifswald) is a German writer of crime thrillers. She also works under the nom de plume Mary-Jo Morell.
Biography
Born to a working-class family, Doris Gercke's family could not afford higher education for her, so she became an administrator at the age of 16. Married at 20, she had her second child at the age of 22, and gave up working to be a full-time homemaker and mother. In 1980 Gercke finally fulfilled her dream of studying law, funded by a scholarship. However, she never practiced, and wrote her first novel in 1988.
Gercke identifies with the political left and is connected with pacifism and the struggle against neo-fascism and communism. She takes part in political marches and demonstrations. She also participates in the UZ-Pressefesten (loosely, "Media Festivals") of the German Communist Party.[1]
Doris Gercke lives in Hamburg.
Awards
- 1991 Martin Beck Award for: Du skrattade, du ska dö.
- 2000 Glauser Prize of the Association of German-language thriller authors – For lifetime achievement in the service of German thrillers
Works
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Mysteries in the Bella Block series (also filmed):
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References
- ^ Unsere Zeit, 2 February 2007, S. 13
External links
- Doris Gercke in the German National Library catalogue
- Portrait and interview
- www.krimilexikon.de
- „Hannelore Hoger als „Bella Block“. Am liebsten würde sie die Verbrechen verhindern“, FAZ, 14 January 2006, Nr. 12, S. 45, Interview with Hannelore Hoger and Doris Gercke