Georg Klein (born 1953 in

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

) is a German novelist. He lives in ( Bunde), Lower Saxony. His wife is also a writer. In September 2012 he was keynote speaker at the

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sponsored Edinburgh World Writers' Conference in Berlin. Having worked for many years as a ghost-writer Klein was discovered in 2001 with his detective story ''Barbar Rosa''.

Awards

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* 1999:

Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau is a literary prize of Hesse. The prize, awarded by the City of Hanau, honors the Brothers Grimm, who were both born in Hanau. The prize is endowed with €10,000 and has been awarded since 1983. The ceremo ...

* 2000:

Ingeborg Bachmann Prize The Festival of German-Language Literature (german: Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur, links=no) is a literary event which takes place annually in Klagenfurt, Austria. During this major literary festival which lasts for several days a number of ...

* 2010:

Leipzig Book Fair Prize The Leipzig Book Fair Prize () is a literary award assigned annually during the Leipzig Book Fair to outstanding newly released literary works in the categories "Fiction", "Non-fiction" and "Translation". The Leipzig Book Fair Prize has been award ...

for Fiction * 2012:

Lower Saxony State Prize The Lower Saxony State Prize (german: Niedersächsischer Staatspreis, links=no) has been awarded by the State of Lower Saxony since 2002. From 1978 to 1999 it was called the Lower Saxony Prize (german: Niedersachsenpreis, links=no). The award is pr ...

* 2022:

Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany. The Deutsche Literaturfonds (German Literature Fund) based in Darmstadt has been awarding the prize since 1983. The prize money was raised in 2019 from €20,000 to €30,000. In addi ...

Works

* ''Libidissi.'' novel. Fest, Berlin 1998. * ''Anrufung des blinden Fisches.'' short stories. Fest, Berlin 1999. * ''Barbar Rosa. Eine Detektivgeschichte.'' Fest, Berlin 2001. * ''Von den Deutschen.'' short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2002. * ''Die Sonne scheint uns.'' novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004. * ''Sünde Güte Blitz.'' novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2007. * ''Schlimme schlimme Medien.'' 2-CD-Set. supposé, Köln 2007. * ''Nacht mit dem Schandwerker''. In: pp. 238–258 * ''Roman unserer Kindheit.'' novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010. * ''Die Logik der Süße.'' short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010. * ''Schund & Segen 77 Abverlangte Texte''. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013, * ''Die Zukunft des Mars.'' novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013, * ''Miakro.'' novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2018,

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