Helmut Krausser
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author
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, poet
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and playwright
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who was born in Esslingen am Neckar
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.
Biography
Krausser lives in MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and Berlin
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. He married Beatrice Renauer in 1991.
In 1993 he received the Toucan Prize
Toucan Prize
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After a few smaller novels his literary breakthrough arrived with Melodien oder Nachträge zum quecksilbernen Zeitalter. Since then, many of his books have been translated into multiple languages and plays of his have been performed all over the world.
Novels, Short Stories and Poems
- Könige über dem Ozean. Munich: Knaus, 1989
- Spielgeld. Munich: Kirchheim, 1990
- Fette Welt. Munich: List, 1992
- Tagebücher Mai 1992 - April 2004. Munich: Belleville, 1992-2004, each year one month
- Melodien oder Nachträge zum quecksilbernen Zeitalter. Munich: List, 1993
- Die Zerstörung der europäischen Städte. Munich: List, 1994
- Thanatos. Munich: Luchterhand, 1996
- Der große Bagarozy. Reinbek near HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
: Rowohlt, 1997- English: The Great Bagarozy Dedalus, 1998, transl. by Mike Mitchell
- Schweine und Elefanten. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1999
- Das Kaninchen, das den Jäger erschoss - und andere bizarre Todesfälle. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1999
- Gedichte 79-99. Munich: Belleville, 1999
- Schmerznovelle. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2001
- Wenn Gwendolin nachts schlafen ging. Munich: Kunstmann, 2002
- UC (Ultrachronos). Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2003
- Strom, Gedichte 99-03. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2003
- Die wilden Hunde von Pompeii. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt, September 2004
- Einsamkeit und Sex und Mitleid.Dumont, August 2009
- Die letzten schönen TageDumont, Februar 2011
Plays
- Stücke 93-03. Frankfurt am Main: Fischer, 2003, includes:
- Lederfresse
- English: Leatherface Fischer, 1996, transl. by Tony Meech
- Haltesteller Geister
- Denotation Babel
- Lederfresse
Other
Krausser wrote several contributions and articleEssay
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s in numerous newspaper
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s and magazine
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s. Furthermore records
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and radio plays of him were released. Two movie
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s have been made from his novel
Novel
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s to date (2004).