Guy Helminger (born 1963) is a Luxembourgish author who has written a number of successful novels and plays in German.

Biography

Guy Helminger, the younger brother of author Nico Helminger, was born on 20 January 1963 in Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western

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. He studied German literature and philosophy in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

and

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where he has lived since 1985. His literary work includes poetry, drama and novels. His award-winning play ''Morgen ist Regen'', translated into English as "Venezuela", was performed at London's Arcola Theatre in March 2003."Venezuela by Guy Helminger"
''Arcola Theatre''. Retrieved 14 February 2011. In 2002, Helminger was awarded the Servais Prize for ''Rost'', a collection of short stories.

Selected works

*Guy Helminger, "Neubrasilien", Frankfut-am-Main: Eichborn, 2010. pp. 315 *Guy Helminger, "Morgen war schon", Frankfut-am-Main: Eichborn, 2007. pp. 331 *Guy Helminger, "Etwas fehlt immer", Frankfut-am-Main: Eichborn, 2007. pp. 268 *Guy Helminger, Manuel Andrack: "Die Ruhe der Schlammkröte", Kiepenheuer & Witsch: Cologne, 2007, *Guy Helminger, Penny Black (translator), "Venezuela", London: Oberon Books, 2003, pp. 63 *Guy Helminger, "Rost", Echternach: Editions Phi, 2001, pp. 136

External links

Guy Helminger
in: NRW Literatur im Netz

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Helminger, Guy Luxembourgian writers 1963 births Luxembourgian novelists People from Esch-sur-Alzette Living people