Andreas Steinhöfel (; born 14 January 1962) is a German author for children and young adult books, and a translator.
Biography
Andreas Steinhöfel grew up with two brothers in the
Middle Hesse
The region of Middle Hesse (german: Region Mittelhessen, ) is one of three planning regions in the German state of Hesse, alongside North and South Hesse. Its territory is identical with that of the administrative province of Gießen (''Regierung ...
small town
Biedenkopf, and did his
A Levels
The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
there. At first he began to study
Biology and English in lectureship, but then decided to study
English studies
English studies (usually called simply English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries; it is not to be confused with English taught as a foreign language, which ...
,
Amerikanistik and media studies at the
University of Marburg. After his graduation 1991, his first book ' was released.
One of his most famous books is ''
Paul Vier und die Schröders'' (1992), which is now one of the standard reading in German schools. The movie adaptation of the book won the
Deutscher Kinderfilmpreis 1995. The novel ''
Die Mitte der Welt'' is especially popular among teenagers, and was also nominated for the
Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 1999, as well as the sequel ''
Defender – Geschichten aus der Mitte der Welt''. ''Die Mitte der Welt'' was translated into English (
The Center of the World) by
Alisa Jaffa and made into a
film of the same name in 2016.
Steinhöfel lives and works in
Hesse and was the cohabitee of until his death.
Artikel über Vitiello im SZ-Magazin vom 18. Juni 2010
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Books
* ''Dirk und ich'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1991)
* ''Paul Vier und die Schröders'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1992)
* ''Trügerische Stille'' (Alternative title: ''Glatte Fläche''; Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1993)
* ''Glitzerkatze und Stinkmaus'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1994)
* ''Beschützer der Diebe'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1994)
* ''Es ist ein Elch entsprungen'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1995)
* ''1:0 für Sven und Renan'' (dtv, München 1995)
* ''O Patria Mia'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1996)
* ''Herr Purps, die Klassenmaus'' (ars edition, München 1996)
* ''Die Honigkuckuckskinder'' (dtv, München 1996)
* ''Die Mitte der Welt'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1998) – in English: The Center of the World
* ''David Tage, Mona Nächte'' (with ; Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 1999)
* ''Wo bist du nur?'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2000)
* '' Defender – Geschichten aus der Mitte der Welt'' (Short stories; Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2001)
* ''Der mechanische Prinz'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2003)
* ''Froschmaul'' (Kurzgeschichtensammlung; (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2006)
* ''Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2008)
* ''Rico, Oskar und das Herzgebreche'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2009)
* ''Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein'' (Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2011)
Awards
* Nomination for the deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis three times (1999, 2002, 2009)
* Zweifacher Erich-Kästner-Stipendiat der , Berlin
* IBBY The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is an international non-profit organization committed to bringing books and children together. The headquarters of the IBBY are located in Basel, Switzerland.
IBBY history
In 1952, Jella Lepm ...
Honor List (as an author and translator) 1999, 2002, 2009
* Buxtehuder Bulle
The Buxtehude Bull (German: Buxtehuder Bulle) is an award for youth literature, established in 1971 by Winfried Ziemann, a local book merchant from Buxtehude, a Hanseatic City located in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The town council took over ...
1999 (for ''Die Mitte der Welt'')
* from Limburg 2000 (for ''David Tage, Mona Nächte'')
* Preis der Jury der Jungen Leser (Wien) 2000 (for ''Die Mitte der Welt'')
* Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2005 (for ''Die Kurzhosengang'')
* Corine 2008 (for ''Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'')
* HR-Kinder- und Jugendhörbuch des Jahres 2008 (for ''Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'')
* 2009 (for sein Gesamtwerk)
* 2009 (for ''Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'')
* Auszeichnung 'Lesekünstler 2009' durch den Sortimenterausschuss des Börsenvereins Deutscher Buchhandel
* Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2009 (for ''Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'')
* Several minor awards and highscore lists
External links
*
Interview with Andreas Steinhöfel
Weblog of Andreas Steinhöfel
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steinhofel, Andreas
1962 births
German children's writers
German essayists
German fantasy writers
German male essayists
German translators
German gay writers
Living people
People from Battenberg (Eder)
21st-century German LGBT people
University of Marburg alumni