Biography


Born on 22nd March 1950 in Stolzenau on the Weser

Studies German Literature and Language, English and Politics in Hannover and Padua 

1980 - 1988

Involvement in the German Hurenbewegung (movement for prostitutes’ rights) and organiser of the first Berliner Hurenball (Berlin Whores’ Ball)

1991

German Crime Fiction Prize for Violetta (Violetta)

1994

German Crime Fiction Prize for Herzrasen (Pounding Heart)

 

1998

German Crime Fiction Prize for Vier, Fünf, Sechs (Four, Five, Six)

Lives and works in Berlin as a freelance writer and translator



 

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