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born 8 October 1964 in Frankfurt |
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| 1983 | matriculation in Odenwald; lives and works in Montpellier |
| 1985 | publishes his first Kayankaya novel "Happy Birthday, Turk!" (made into film by Doris Doerrie) |
| 1986 | moves to Berlin; studies acting; publishes further Kayankaya novels |
| 1987 | receives writers’ award for youth theatre play "Nazim schiebt ab" |
| 1992 | awarded German Crime Novel Prize for "One Man, One Murder" |
| 2000 | novel "Magic Hoffmann" shortlisted for the IMPAC Award |
| 2005 |
writer-in-residence at Deutsches Haus in New York |
| lives in Berlin and Southern France |
Last update June 2011
