David Safier
David Safier is a German writer and novelist. He wrote the television series Berlin, Berlin for which he was awarded the Adolf Grimme Award in 2003. Berlin, Berlin also won an International Emmy Award for best comedy in 2004. He has written four novels, Mieses Karma and Jesus liebt mich, which together sold two million copies, Plötzlich Shakespeare and Happy Family.
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Born in Montmorillon, Vienne (but currently living in Paris), she is sometimes called the "High Priestess of French erotic literature." Deforges was the first woman to own and operate a publishing house in France. Over the years, she has been censored, prosecuted, and heavily fined for publishing "offensive" literature. She was formerly president of the Société des Gens de Lettres de France and a member of the Prix Femina jury.
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Karsten Dusse
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Óscar Hernández Campano
A los dieciséis años publicó la novela La aventura más excitante de los últimos 10.000 años, pero la fama le llegó en el año 2002 con El viaje de Marcos, novela ganadora del IV Premio Odisea de Literatura, que narra la historia de amor entre dos chicos jóvenes durante los últimos años del franquismo. El boca a boca hizo que la novela se reeditara sin apenas publicidad, siendo el libro más vendido de la Editorial Odisea, especializada en literatura gay. El éxito en ventas hizo que dos años después, la editorial DeBolsillo, sacara a la venta la novela en edición de bolsillo.
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En el año 2004 apareció su novela: Esclavos del destino, dentro de la colección Inconfesables de la Editorial Odisea.
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Sophie Keetch has a BA in English Literature from Cardiff University, which included the study of Arthurian legend. She is Welsh and lives with her husband and son in South Wales. For her debut novel, she was drawn to Morgan le Fay because of the progression of her character through time, becoming ever more villainous as she was written and rewritten in the words of men. But beneath the infamy, Sophie felt there was an unsung story and was compelled to seek out the woman behind the myth and give a voice to her contradictions.
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Tom Sharpe
Tom Sharpe was an English satirical author, born in London and educated at Lancing College and at Pembroke College, Cambridge. After National Service with the Royal Marines he moved to South Africa in 1951, doing social work and teaching in Natal, until deported in 1961.
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His work in South Africa inspired the novels Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. From 1963 until 1972 he was a History lecturer at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, which inspired his "Wilt" series Wilt, The Wilt Alternative, Wilt on High and Wilt in Nowhere.
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Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles
Licenciado en Letras (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas); Licenciado en Filosofía (Universidad Central de Venezuela); Magíster en Estudios Latinoamericanos (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) y en Estudios Literarios (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Ganador del Premio Iberoamericano de Novela Arturo Uslar Pietri (2010) con Blue Label / Etiqueta Azul. La novela Transilvania unplugged resultó finalista en el mismo certamen.
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Joaquín Barañao
Ingeniero civil hidráulico, pero al muy poco andar descubrió que lo suyo no eran los números. Trabajó como asesor parlamentario en el Senado, en la Presidencia y el Ministerio del Interior, en este último puesto a cargo del rediseño de la Ley de Migraciones. Pero nada de esto hubiese sido posible de no haber despejado la cabeza viajando durante 26 meses a lo ancho del globo. Escritor y montañista.
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Hape Kerkeling
Hans-Peter Wilhelm “Hape” Kerkeling is a German comedian, author, television presenter, actor, director, singer, radio play narrator, audiobook and dubbing actor.
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He became a popular television and stage comedian in the mid-1980s. In 1985, at the age of 20, he was given his first regular television show, "Känguru". This was followed by other comedy formats such as "Total Normal" and "Darüber lacht die Welt" as well as hosting major television shows such as the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest and the Golden Camera awards.
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Alejandro Palomas
Alejandro Palomas is a Spanish novelist, poet, and translator known for his emotionally charged works that often explore themes of family, love, and personal growth. Born on December 31, 1967, in Barcelona, Palomas studied English philology at the University of Barcelona and later earned a master's degree in poetic creation at the New College of California in San Francisco.
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Palomas's novels are characterized by their lyrical prose and their focus on the complexity of human relationships, especially within families. Many of his works delve into intergenerational dynamics, secrets, and the emotional landscapes of his characters. His books often touch on universal themes such as loss, identity, and resilience, making them relatable to a broad a -
Miguel Delibes
Miguel Delibes Setién was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla before gradually devoting himself exclusively to writing novels.
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He was a connoisseur of the flora and fauna of Castile and was passionate about hunting and the countryside. These were common themes in his writing, and he often wrote from the perspective of a city-dweller who remained connected with the rural world.
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Sue Townsend
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Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend was a British novelist, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole series of books. Her writing tended to combine comedy with social commentary, though she has written purely dramatic works as well. She suffered from diabetes for many years, as a result of which she was registered blind in 2001, and had woven this theme into her work. -
Eduardo Mendoza
Eduardo Mendoza Garriga studied law in the first half of the 1960s and lived in New York between 1973 and 1982, working as interpreter for the United Nations.
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He maintained an intense relationship with novelists Juan Benet and Juan García Hortelano, poet Pere Gimferrer and writer (and neighbour) Félix de Azúa.
In 1975 he published his very successful first novel, La verdad sobre el caso Savolta (The Truth about the Savolta Case), where he shows his ability to use different resources and styles. The novel is considered a precursor to the social change in the Spanish post-Franco society and the first novel of the transition to democracy. He describes the union fights from the beginning of the 20th century, showing the social, cultural and econo -
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Ole Lund Kirkegaard, 1940-1979, dansk forfatter af børnebøger, som han selv har illustreret.
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Hans personer, bl.a. i debutromanen Lille Virgil (1967), er ofte opfindsomme, legende børn, som sammen med skæve eksistenser og folkepensionister står i et modsætningsforhold til samfundets normer og autoriteter, dvs. fortravlede voksne, som har glemt at være børn.
En mere eventyrlig side findes i bøger som Hodja fra Pjort (1970) om drengen, der drager ud i den store verden for at finde sit flyvende tæppe, og Otto er et næsehorn (1972) om det tegnede næsehorn, som bliver levende og en god allieret i kampen mod de voksne.
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Sebastian Fitzek
Sebastian Fitzek was born in Berlin in 1971. After going to law school and being promoted to LL.D., he decided against a juridical profession for a creative occupation in the media. After the traineeship at a private radio station he switched to the competition as head of entertainment and became chief editor later on, thereafter becoming an independent executive consultant and format developer for numerous media companies in Europe. He lives in Berlin and is currently working in the programme management of a major capital radio station.
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Hape Kerkeling
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John Ajvide Lindqvist
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His Let the Right One In was a bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. He also is the author of Handling the Undead and Harbor .
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Laura Norton
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Luis Sepúlveda
(Ovalle, Chile, 1949 – Oviedo, España, 2020) Luis Sepúlveda was a Chilean writer, film director, journalist and political activist. Exiled during the Pinochet regime, most of his work was written in Germany and Spain, where he lived until his death.
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Author of more than thirty books, translated into more than fifty languages, highlighting An Old Man Who Read Love Stories (Tusquets Ed., 2019) and The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Him to Fly (Tusquets Ed., 1996). Among his numerous awards are the Gabriela Mistral Poetry Award (Chile), the Primavera Novel Award (Spain) and the Chiara Award for Literary Career (Italy). Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, and doctor honoris causa by the universities of Toulon (France) an -
Pierre Martin
Pierre Martin is the pseudonym of a German writer.
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Marc-Uwe Kling
Marc-Uwe Kling wurde geboren. Er studierte an der Großen Akademie von Lagado, wie man ein Haus vom Dach her nach unten baut. Er hat über seinen Mitbewohner, ein kommunistisches Känguru, drei kapitalismuskritische Bücher geschrieben, welche sich total gut verkaufen. Außerdem macht er mit seiner Band „Die Gesellschaft“ Reformhauspunk und am Ende muss wieder der Steuerzahler für alles aufkommen. Hey. Ho. Let’s go.
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Afonso Cruz
Nasceu em 1971, na Figueira da Foz e estudou nas Belas Artes de Lisboa, no Instituto Superior de Artes Plásticas da Madeira e na António Arroio. É escritor, músico, cineasta e ilustrador.
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Escreveu seis livros: A Carne de Deus (Bertrand), Enciclopédia da Estória Universal (Quetzal - Grande Prémio de Conto Camilo Castelo Branco 2010), Os Livros Que Devoraram o Meu Pai (Caminho - Prémio Literário Maria Rosa Colaço 2009), A Contradição Humana (Caminho - Prémio Autores 2011 SPA/RTP; escolha White Ravens 2011; Menção Especial do Prémio Nacional de Ilustração 2011) e A Boneca de Kokoschka (Quetzal), O Pintor Debaixo do Lava-Loiças (Caminho). Participou ainda nos livros Almanaque do Dr. Thackery T. Lambshead de Doenças Excêntricas e Desacreditadas ( -
Nermin Yıldırım
Nermin Yıldırım, Türk edebiyatçı, yazar. 2002 yılında Anadolu Üniversitesi İletişim Bilimleri Fakültesi Basın Yayın Bölümü’nden mezun oldu. Üniversite yıllarında Alem-i Nisvan adlı feminist bir fanzin çıkardı. Mezun olduktan sonra çeşitli gazete ve dergilerde muhabir, editör ve köşe yazarı olarak çalıştı, reklam ajanslarında metin yazarlığı yaptı.
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Manchester Letters, Tramline Project gibi uluslararası edebiyat projelerine katılarak, çeşitli ülkelerin yazarlarıyla ortak çalışmalar yaptı. Köln Kültür Dairesi’nin davet ettiği ilk Türk yazar olarak, 2013 kışını dünyanın farklı ülkelerinden sanatçıların ağırlandığı program kapsamında Köln'de geçirdi. Romanları yabancı dillere çevrilen ve pek çok uluslararası edebiyat festivaline konuk olan Yıldır -
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Karsten Dusse
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Núria Pradas Andreu
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Sílvia Soler Guasch
Sílvia Soler Guasch (Figueres, 5 d'octubre de 1961) és una periodista i escriptora catalana.
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Lori Nelson Spielman
Lori Nelson Spielman is a former speech pathologist, guidance counselor, and teacher of homebound students. She enjoys fitness running, traveling, and reading, though writing is her true passion. Her first novel, The Life List, has been published in over thirty countries and optioned by Fox 2000. Her second novel, Sweet Forgiveness, was also an international bestseller. Her third book, The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany, releases November 17, 2020. She lives in Michigan with her husband and their very spoiled puppy.
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Morgan Callan Rogers
For marketing purposes, one of my publicists asked me to think about why I stand out. That's a hard question to answer during fractured times filled with bombastic narcissists shouting LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! It's almost better to NOT stand out. So maybe the question is, what is anti-special about me? You're only cool when you don't worry about being cool. It's a Catch-22.
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I've had my moments. I rode a three-speed bicycle across England during a very rainy summer. When I read Wild by Cheryl Strayed, I related to her excitement (high) versus preparedness ratio (low). I was an actress for twenty years, appearing in everything from Skin or Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder to Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas. I have an awesome voice, discovered when I -
Núria Pradas Andreu
Núria Pradas Andreu (Barcelona, 1 de setembre de 1954) és una escriptora catalana. Va començar a escriure literatura infantil i juvenil de ficció i, posteriorment, ha escrit també narrativa per a adults.
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Iny Lorentz
Hinter dem Namen Iny Lorentz verbirgt sich ein Autorenehepaar.
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Elmar, Iny Lorentz' Ehemann und Co-Autor, stammt aus Bayern und wuchs in einem kleinen Bauerndorf mit fünf Höfen auf. Sein Interesse für Literatur wurde von seiner Religionslehrerin schon früh erkannt und nach Kräften gefördert. Ebenso wie seine spätere Ehefrau begann er bereits als Schüler zu schreiben.
Nach einer durch die Umstände bedingten beruflichen Umorientierung, die ihn im Lauf der Jahre in verschiedene Firmen führte, kam er 1981 nach München und erhielt dort eine Stelle im selben Versicherungskonzern wie Iny, die er bereits seit mehreren Jahren kannte und ein Jahr später heiratete.
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Raquel de la Morena
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Ha publicado diez libros, los ocho primeros coescritos con su marido, Pedro Estrada. 'La maldición de Trefoil House' fue su primera novela dirigida al público joven adulto.
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Petra Hülsmann
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Groucho Marx
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Eckart von Hirschhausen
Eckart von Hirschhausen is a German physician and comedian.
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Leonie Swann
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Dante Medema
Dante Medema is an author of books for young readers. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband, four daughters, and room full of alien memorabilia—and books, of course. When she’s not writing, she dabbles in baking, decorating, painting, sewing, and reading up on enneagram personality types.
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Solomon Perel
Solomon Perel was an author and motivational speaker. He was born in Peine, Lower Saxony, to a German Jewish family. He escaped persecution by the Nazis by masquerading as an ethnic German. His life story is told in the 1990 film Europa, Europa based on his autobiography Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon.
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Ted L. Nancy
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Kate Pentecost
Kate Pentecost was born and raised on the Texas/Louisiana border, where ghosts and rural legends lurk in the pines and nothing is completely as it seems.
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She holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She was recently nominated for a Rhysling award for her poem "Small Town Witches."
Her debut novel, Elysium Girls, is forthcoming from Disney Hyperion in 2020 in print and audio formats.
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James Preller
James Preller (born 1961) is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries, which are published by Scholastic Corporation. He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonker
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Herbert Dutzler
Geboren am längsten Tag des Jahres 1958 in Schwanenstadt in einem Haus, an das heute nur noch der Parkplatz des Seniorenheims erinnert. Und selbst das soll bald abgerissen werden.
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Beschult 13 Jahre lang, unter anderem im Bundesgymnasium Vöcklabruck, dortselbst Matura (Abitur) am 8. Juni 1977, an dem ein gewaltiger Donnerschlag während der letzen Prüfung als göttliches Zeichen aufgefasst werden durfte. Ich bestand.
Studium der Germanistik und Anglistik in Salzburg, Diplomarbeit zum neueren deutschen Kriminalroman der 70er- und 80er-Jahre. Man sieht schon, wohin's geht.
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Tommy Jaud
Tommy Jaud wurde im Juli 1970 im fränkischen Mekka der Automobil-Zulieferindustrie Schweinfurt geboren.
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Nach dem Abitur war Tommy Jaud Zivi im Kindergarten, wo er erfolglos als Hausmeister und Koch tätig war. Seitdem meidet Jaud Kindergärten.
Nach dem überstürzten Abbruch seines Germanistik-Studiums in der Bierstadt Bamberg zog Jaud nach Köln. Dort war er Ende der 90er u.a. Headwriter der Sat.1-›Wochenshow‹ und Anfang des neuen Jahrtausends Creative Producer von Anke Engelkes Kultsendung ›Ladykracher‹.
2004 schließlich schrieb Jaud seinen ersten Roman ›Vollidiot‹. Zwei Jahre später erschien der nächste »Hammer von Gegenwartsroman« (DER SPIEGEL): ›Resturlaub. Das Zweitbuch‹, Es folgten das Drittbuch ›Millionär‹, und der Zweiteiler ›Zwei Weihna -
Sabatina James
Sabatina James is an Austrian-Pakistani author, humanitarian, and founder of Friends of the Passion, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting persecuted Christians in Pakistan and Nigeria. A convert from Islam to Catholicism, she has devoted her life to freeing Christian slaves, protecting orphans, and rescuing women and girls from forced marriage and honor-based violence. Her international bestselling books, including the acclaimed Sharia in Germany, confront oppression with unflinching truth and compassion, earning her the Gerhard Löwenthal Prize for fearless journalism and the Culture Prize of the International Paulus Society. Named Austria's "Woman of the Year" at the 2014 Look! in Vienna, Sabatina continues to inspire through her courage, b
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Teresa Simon
Teresa Simon ist das Pseudonym einer bekannten deutschen Autorin. Sie reist gerne (auch in die Vergangenheit), ist neugierig auf ungewöhnliche Schicksale, hat ein Faible für Katzen, bewundert alles, was grünt und blüht, und lässt sich immer wieder von stimmungsvollen historischen Schauplätzen inspirieren.
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Albert Espinosa
Albert Espinosa i Puig (n. Barcelona, 5 de noviembre de 1974),1 ingeniero industrial de formación, es un guionista, autor teatral, escritor, actor y director de cine español. También colabora como columnista en el diario El Periódico de Catalunya.
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A la edad de 13 años le fue diagnosticado un osteosarcoma por el que tuvieron que amputarle una pierna. Sufrió metástasis y también fue necesaria la extirpación de un pulmón (16 años) y parte del hígado (18 años). En total, pasó diez años en hospitales, y esa experiencia vital le serviría de inspiración para algunas de sus obras teatrales y literarias y guiones de cine y televisión.
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Stefanie Zweig
Zweig is best known for her autobiographical novel, Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa, 1998), based on her early life in Kenya, which was filmed and won an Oscar in 2002 for "Best Foreign Film".[1] Her family, being Jewish, fled Nazi Germany, for Africa. They went from an urban life in Breslau (now Wrocław) to a farm in Kenya in 1938 when she was five. She attended an English boarding school while there.[2] In 1941, the family received a postcard from her grandmother saying "We are very excited, we are going to Poland tomorrow", which implied Auschwitz. Zweig has returned to Kenya twice since leaving in 1947 at the age of 15. She found the farm had been destroyed.
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Andreas H. Schmachtl
Andreas H. Schmachtl wurde 1971 geboren und studierte Kunst, Germanistik und Anglistik. Seit 2007 erzählt und illustriert er mit viel Liebe zum Detail und zu seinen Figuren zauberhafte und abenteuerliche Geschichten von Mäusen, Kaninchen, Igeln und anderen kleinen Wesen, deren Schutz und Erhalt ihm besonders am Herzen liegen. Seine Bücher erscheinen exklusiv im Arena Verlag.
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Klaus-Peter Wolf
Klaus-Peter Wolf is a German author and screenwriter, best known for his Ostfriesland series of crime novels.
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Marlo Morgan
Marlo Morgan is a controversial American novelist best known for her book Mutant Message Down Under concerning Aboriginal Australians, a book which was originally promoted as nonfiction but has since been republished as fiction.
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Horst Evers
Horst Evers is the stage and pen name of Gerd Winter, a German author and comedian.
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Beate Maxian
Beate Maxian is an Austrian author, journalist and moderator.
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Beate Maxian (geb. als Österreicherin in München) lebt in Oberösterreich und Wien, schreibt Romane, Kriminalromane, Kurzgeschichten und Theaterstücke. Sie wurde mit dem Stipendium des Literaturhauses Wiesbaden ausgezeichnet und für mehrere Preise nominiert. Ihre Wien-Krimis mit der Journalistin Sarah Pauli sind Bestseller in Österreich. Sie ist die Begründerin des ersten österreichischen Krimifestivals: Krimi Literatur Festival.at -
Michel Friedman
Michel Julien Friedman is a German lawyer, publicist, political commentator, and author.
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He is a well-known public figure in Germany, and was vice-chair of the Central Council of Jews in Germany from 2000 to 2003. -
Astrid Fritz
Geboren und aufgewachsen bin ich im nordbadischen Pforzheim, zusammen mit zwei älteren Geschwistern, einem Hund, zwei Meerschweinchen und einer Goldhamsterzucht.
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Nach dem Abitur folgte eine eher unruhige, wenngleich spannende Zeit: Nach einem dreimonatigen Praktikum auf einem Biobauernhof im idyllischen Emmental studierte ich zunächst Tiermedizin, dann Theaterwissenschaft, Literatur und Romanistik in München, Avignon und Freiburg. Danach brachte mich meine erste Arbeitsstelle als Fachzeitschriften-Redakteurin nach Darmstadt, später ging es wieder zurück nach Freiburg, wo ich insgesamt die meisten Jahre verbracht habe.
In diese Zeit Ende der Achtziger fielen auch mehrere Monate der Arbeitslosigkeit, in denen ich mich mit Literaturbesprechungen -
Dieter Nuhr
Dieter Nuhr is a German comedian. From 1981 to 1989, Nuhr studied art and history at the Folkwang Academy in Essen. From 1982 to 1987 he attended the University of Duisburg-Essen as teacher.
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From 1982 to 1992, he was an active artist. His works were exhibited in the Rhineland. In 1987 he appeared as a cabarettist for the first time and starting in 1992, he worked as a professional cabarettist; he arranged his first solo stage program. He became famous for his numerous television appearances in the past few years appearing in Quatsch Comedy Club (Channel Pro7) and 7 Tage - 7 Köpfe (lit. 7 days - 7 heads),Channel RTL. Today, he lives in Ratingen, Northrhine-Westphalia.
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Susanne Fröhlich
Susanne Fröhlich ist eine deutsche Schriftstellerin und Journalistin, die hauptberuflich für den Hessischen Rundfunk arbeitet.
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Susanne Fröhlich machte 1982 ihr Abitur an der Schillerschule Frankfurt. Nach abgebrochenem Jura-Studium (4 Semester) und Volontariat debütierte Fröhlich 1984 beim Hessischen Rundfunk (Hörfunk). Von 1988 bis Sommer 2007 moderierte sie das „Ausgehspiel“ in hr3. Im Fernsehen moderierte sie „Allein oder Fröhlich“, „Vorsicht Fröhlich“ oder „Wir vier“. Sie war regelmäßig Gast bei Blond am Freitag sowie in der HR-Quizshow strassen stars.
Mittlerweile hat Fröhlich mehrere Bücher veröffentlicht. „Frisch gepresst“ handelt von einer Frau namens Andrea Schnidt, die gerade Mutter wird. „Frisch gepresst“ ist der erste Roman/Hörbuc -
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Alberto Lozano Luque
Alberto Lozano Luque (Madrid, 1980) es ingeniero informático por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Desde 2012 trabaja en Bruselas en proyectos de software para la Comisión Europa.
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En 2006 ganó el primer premio de la II Edición de los Certámenes Culturales para Jóvenes CREA 06 en la modalidad de Microrrelato, en la categoría Senior. En 2015 se seleccionó un microrrelato suyo para el libro benéfico (A.F.A. Asociación de Familiares de personas con la enfermedad del Alzheimer y otras demencias de Castellón) Bocados Sabrosos 5, editado por ACEN (Asociación Cultural de Escritores/as Noveles). En junio de 2023 queda finalista del VII Premio de Escritura Breve de Diario de Madrid.
Cáncer de alma es su primera novela larga. -
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Cursa estudios de Psicología en la Universidad de Granada, donde realiza la adaptación curricular a psicología clínica, licenciándose en 2010. Allí también colaborará como ayudante de investigación en el laboratorio de registros psicofisiológicos de la Facultad de Psicología bajo la dirección de Jaime Vila Castelar.
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En 2010 se traslada a Madrid para proseguir con sus estudios, realizando el Máster de Psicología de la Salud y de la Práctica Clínica de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas y el Especialista en Psicoterapia Gestáltica del Instituto de Interacción y Dinámica. Paralelamente, durante esta etapa realiza su praxis clínica en la Unidad de Intervención Psicosocial de la Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (UNINPSI), el centro de psicotera -
Katharina Schendel
Katharina Schendel wurde 1979 in Karlsburg geboren und studierte Geschichte, Kommunikationswissenschaften und Japanologie. Nach längeren Aufenthalten in Tokio und London zog es sie in ihre Heimat Thüringen zurück. Heute lebt sie dort mit ihrem Mann und ist im Bereich Marketing und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit tätig
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Sahra Wagenknecht
Sahra Wagenknecht is a prominent German politician, economist, author, and public intellectual, known for her distinctive blend of leftist economic policies and socially conservative views. Born in Jena, East Germany, she pursued studies in philosophy and literature at Humboldt University in Berlin and later earned a doctorate in economics. Her academic background has significantly influenced her political ideology and public discourse.
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Wagenknecht began her political career with the Socialist Unity Party (SED) and continued her involvement through its successor, the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). She was a member of the PDS's leadership and its Communist Platform, advocating for traditional Marxist principles. In 2007, following the -
Michael Müller
Father Michael Mueller, C.SS.R., was born in 1825 in Germany. He later joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, and was one of eleven clerics sent to the United States by the American Redemptorist Provincial. Upon completion of his theology studies in Maryland, he was ordained in 1853 by John Nepomucene Neumann. He served the Redemptorist communities in the U.S. as Consulter to the Provincial, as well as Superior and Novice Master. Father Mueller is the author of The Blessed Eucharist, Prayer: The Key to Salvation, Triumph of the Blessed Sacrament, The Prodigal Son, and God the Teacher of Mankind. He died in 1899.
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Katy Gardner
Katy Gardner is a British author, best known for her novel Losing Gemma, which was turned into a two part mini series for ITV1 in 2006. As well as writing, she also teaches Social Anthropology at Sussex University.
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Hans Rath
Hans Rath, Jahrgang 1965, studierte Philosophie, Germanistik und Psychologie in Bonn. Er lebt mit seiner Familie in Berlin, wo er unter anderem als Drehbuchautor tätig ist. Mit der Romantrilogie «Man tut, was man kann», «Da muss man durch» und «Was will man mehr» hat Rath sich eine große Fangemeinde geschaffen. Zwei der Bücher wurden bereits fürs Kino verfilmt. «Und Gott sprach: Wir müssen reden» sowie «Manchmal ist der Teufel auch nur ein Mensch» wurden ebenfalls zu Bestsellern.
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