Jürgen Fauth (born August 4, 1969, in
Wiesbaden
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, Germany) is a German-American film critic, translator, editor, photographer, and author. His debut novel
''Kino'' was published in 2012 by
Atticus Books.
Jürgen received his doctorate from the Center for Writers at the
University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bac ...
. He was a longtime associate editor for fiction at Review Web (now
Blip Magazine), and has taught English and Creative Writing at USM and Manhattan's Laboratory Institute of Merchandising. In 1996, Jürgen founded Der Brennende Busch, one of the first German-language literary web magazines. His short fiction has appeared in ''
Berkeley Fiction Review, La Petite Zine, Eclectica, Vestal Review, Chiron Review, Blue Moon Review'', among others. He has written for ''Wiesbadener Kurier, New York Newsday, Flavorpill,'' and ''The Huffington Post'', and he is a long-time film critic for About.com
In 2008, Jürgen launched the literary community Fictionaut
Fictionaut.com
/ref> together with Carson Baker. In 2015, Jürgen published the Phish
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-themed rock'n roll mystery ''Head Cases Vol. 1: The Ashakiran Tape''. He lives in Berlin and Dakar.
References
External links
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* Jürgen Fauth a
About.com
* ''Kino'' a
Atticus Books
* ''The Ashakiran Tape'' a
Jürgen's site
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1969 births
Living people
American male journalists
21st-century American novelists
German emigrants to the United States
University of Southern Mississippi alumni
American male novelists
German male novelists
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers