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For Hungarian-Swedish Jewish writer Georg Klein, see George Klein (biologist).
Georg Klein at the Leipzig Book Fair 2010
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Georg Klein, reading in Literaturhaus Köln 21 June 2010 from his novel „Roman unserer Kindheit“

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

  • 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
  • Schund & Segen 77 Abverlangte Texte. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-498-03566-2
  • Die Zukunft des Mars. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-498-03534-1
  • Miakro. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-498-03410-8

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "GEORG KLEIN – the Future of the Novel: Discussion Continues | Edinburgh World Writers' Conference".
  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". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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