Guest of the ilb 2004
Frank Schätzing was born in Cologne in 1957.
His first book, the historical novel 'Tod und Teufel' (t: Death and
devil) was published in 1995. This was followed by several novels
and short stories that were published in anthologies and the volume
'Keine Angst' (t: Do not fear). His internationally successful
ecological thriller 'Der Schwarm' (Eng. 'The Swarm', 2006) was awarded
numerous prizes, among them the German Science Fiction Prize and the
German Prize of the Detective Novel. The film rights were sold in 2006.
Schätzing's latest book, "Nachrichten aus einem unbekannten Universum"
(2006; t: News from an unknown universe) takes up themes from "Der
Schwarm" and is a non-fiction book that traces the evolutionary history
of an 'unknown universe' - the sea - as well as being a thriller about
Captain Nemo going on a dive trip. Frank Schätzing is creative director
of an advertising agency. His ecothriller 'Der Schwarm' ranks
currently top of the German bestseller list.
© international literature festival berlin
Frank Schätzing online: www.frank-schaetzing.com
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