Thomas Pletzinger Explained

Thomas Pletzinger (born 1975 in Münster) is a German writer and translator. He is best known for his debut novel Bestattung eines Hundes, which was published in 2008 to wide acclaim. It has been translated into English as Funeral for a Dog.^[1] Pletzinger served as the writer-in-residence in the German department at Grinnell College in 2010 and again in 2014.^[2]

Works

• Book: Pletzinger, Thomas . Bestattung eines Hundes : Roman . Kiepenheuer & Witsch . Köln . 2008 . 978-3-462-03968-9 . 213960776 . de.
• Book: Pletzinger, Thomas . 2 . Gentlemen, wir leben am Abgrund . Köln . 2012 . 978-3-462-04369-3 . 725270230 . de.
• Book: Pletzinger, Thomas . 2 . Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch . The great Nowitzki das außergewöhnliche Leben des großen deutschen Sportlers . Köln . 2019 . 978-3-462-04732-5 . 1062344079 . de.
• Book: Pletzinger, Thomas . 2 . btb Verlag . The Great Nowitzki : das außergewöhnliche Leben des großen deutschen Sportlers . München . 2021 . 978-3-442-77028-1 . 1245337801 . de.

English translations

• Book: Pletzinger, Thomas . Benjamin . Ross . Funeral for a dog : a novel . W.W. Norton . New York . 2011 . 978-0-393-33725-9 . 601107847.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Pletzinger: writing the world. March 15, 2011. the Guardian.
2. Web site: Writer-in-Residence Program | Grinnell College. www.grinnell.edu.