Georg Klein (writer) explained

Georg Klein (born 1953 in Augsburg) is a German novelist. He lives in (Bunde), Lower Saxony. His wife 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 Klein was discovered in 2001 with his detective story Barbar Rosa.^{[3] [4]}

Awards

• 1999: Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau^[5]
• 2000: Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
• 2010: Leipzig Book Fair Prize for Fiction
• 2012: Lower Saxony State Prize^[6]
• 2022: Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds^[7]

Works

• Libidissi. novel. Fest, Berlin 1998. ^[8]
• Anrufung des blinden Fisches. short stories. Fest, Berlin 1999.
• Barbar Rosa. Eine Detektivgeschichte. Fest, Berlin 2001.
• Von den Deutschen. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2002.
• Die Sonne scheint uns. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004.
• Sünde Güte Blitz. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2007.
• Schlimme schlimme Medien. 2-CD-Set. supposé, Köln 2007.
• Nacht mit dem Schandwerker. In: Book: Ullmaier, Johannes . Schicht! : Arbeitsreportagen für die Endzeit . Suhrkamp . Frankfurt am Main . 2007 . 978-3-518-12508-3 . 180750650 . de. pp. 238–258
• Roman unserer Kindheit. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010.
• Die Logik der Süße. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010.
• Schund & Segen 77 Abverlangte Texte. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013,
• Die Zukunft des Mars. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013,
• Miakro. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2018,

Further reading

• Web site: Klein . Georg . Georg Klein: The future of the novel . . 17 September 2012 . 29 November 2022.

External links

• Bachmannpreis 2000
• Georg Klein im Augsburg-Wiki (German)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edinburgh World Writers' Conference in Berlin | British Council Literature . 22 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302165952/http://literature.britishcouncil.org/news/2012/september/edinburgh-world-writers-conference-in-berlin . 2 March 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: 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. Web site: Neffe . Jürgen . Jürgen Neffe . Zwanzig Jahre Einsamkeit . . 1 April 2001 . de . 29 November 2022.
5. Web site: Georg Klein . Rowohlt . 20 August 2019 . de . 29 November 2022.
6. Web site: Ministerpräsident David McAllister verleiht den Niedersächsischen Staatspreis 2012 an den Schriftsteller Georg Klein und an den Wissenschaftler Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Reimers . 22 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161259/http://www.stk.niedersachsen.de/aktuelles/presseinformationen/ministerpraesident-david-mcallister-verleiht-den-niedersaechsischen-staatspreis-2012-an-den-schriftsteller-georg-klein-und-an-den-wissenschaftler-prof-dr-ing-ulrich-reimers-109859.html . 14 July 2014 . dead .
7. News: Mit 50.000 Euro dotiert: Georg Klein erhält den Großen Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds . . 1 January 1970 . de . 16 August 2022.
8. Taberner . Stuart . A New Modernism or 'Neue Lesbarkeit'?: Hybridity in Georg Klein's Libidissi . German Life and Letters . Wiley . 55 . 2 . 2002 . 0016-8777 . 10.1111/1468-0483.00220 . 137–148. free .