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Born on 31st of July 1951 in Frankfurt am Main |
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| 1979 |
Graduates from law school
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| 1980 |
Juergen Ponto Literary Förderpreis, a prize intended to promote and encourage the work of a talented young writer
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| 2001 | Heimito von Doderer Prize | |
| 2002 | Heinrich von Kleist Prize | |
| 2003 |
Spycher Literature Prize of the Swiss Castle Leuk Foundation
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| 2004 |
‘Blauer Salon’ (Blue Salon) Prize of the Frankfurt Literature House
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| 2005 | Kranichstein Literature Prize | |
| 2006 |
Literature Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Arts
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| 2007 | Georg Büchner Prize | |
| Lives in Frankfurt am Main | ||
