Günter Ruch (born 19 August 1956 in
Sinzig
Sinzig is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, about 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants (2004).
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, Rhineland-Palatinate, died 18 December 2010 in
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German States of Germany, Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the Capital (political), capital of the Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler district. The Bundesautobahn 61, A61 motorway conne ...
) was a German writer, journalist, politician of the
FDP and author of
contemporary
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,
fantasy
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and
historical novels
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...
. He lived in
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German States of Germany, Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the Capital (political), capital of the Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler district. The Bundesautobahn 61, A61 motorway conne ...
, where, on 18 December 2010, he died of cancer.
Works
* 1996: ''Die Farbe der Nacht''. Nitzsche (
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
)
* 2002: ''Genovefa''. Rhein-Mosel-Verlag (historical novel)
* 2005: ''Burg Hammerstein''. Club Bertelsmann (historical novel)
* 2006: ''Die Herrin von Burg Hammerstein''.
Droemer Knaur
Droemer Knaur is a publishing group based in Munich. The group consists of the book publishers Droemer, Knaur, the Pattloch Publisher and O.W. Barth. Droemer Knaur belongs to the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.
Program
Droemer Knaur Pu ...
(historical novel)
* 2006: ''Genovefa''.
Audiobook
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Spoken audio has been available in sc ...
, Verlag TechniSat Digital
* 2007: ''Gottes Fälscher''. Club Bertelsmann (historical novel)
* 2008: ''Der Krüppelmacher''. Verlag Philipp von Zabern (historical novel)
* 2009: ''Gottes Fälscher''.
Droemer Knaur
Droemer Knaur is a publishing group based in Munich. The group consists of the book publishers Droemer, Knaur, the Pattloch Publisher and O.W. Barth. Droemer Knaur belongs to the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.
Program
Droemer Knaur Pu ...
(historical novel)
* 2010: ''Die Blutkönigin''. Verlag Philipp von Zabern (historical novel)
1956 births
20th-century German writers
2010 deaths
People from Sinzig
FDP.The Liberals politicians
20th-century German male writers
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