Andreas Eschbach
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Andreas Eschbach is a German
writer
who mostly writes science fiction
. Even if some of his stories do not exactly fall into the SF genre, they usually feature elements of the fantastic.
at the University of Stuttgart
and later worked as a software engineer
. He has been writing since he was 12 years old. His first professional publication was the short story Dolls, published in 1991
in German computing magazine C't
. His first novel was published in 1995
. Seven of his novels have won the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
, one of the most prestigious awards in the German SF scene.
His novels have also been translated into a number of languages, including English
, French
, Italian
, Russian
, Polish
, Turkish
and Japanese
.
In 2002, his novel Jesus Video
was adapted for German television
. In 2003, his novel Eine Billion Dollar
was adapted for German radio
. As of 2006, his only novel translated into English was Die Haarteppichknüpfer, published in 2005 as The Carpet Makers
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
who mostly writes science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. Even if some of his stories do not exactly fall into the SF genre, they usually feature elements of the fantastic.
Biography
Eschbach studied aerospace engineeringAerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
at the University of Stuttgart
University of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart is a university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized in 10 faculties....
and later worked as a software engineer
Software engineer
A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.- Overview :...
. He has been writing since he was 12 years old. His first professional publication was the short story Dolls, published in 1991
1991 in literature
The year 1991 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Douglas Coupland publishes the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularizing the term Generation X as the name of the generation....
in German computing magazine C't
C't
c't – Magazin für Computertechnik is a German computer magazine, published by the Heinz Heise publishing house. Originally a special section of the electronics magazine elrad, the magazine has been published monthly since December 1983 and biweekly since October 1997...
. His first novel was published in 1995
1995 in literature
The year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea is opened by Jimmy Carter....
. Seven of his novels have won the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
The Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis is possibly the best-known science fiction award from Germany. The award is named after the science fiction author Kurd Laßwitz....
, one of the most prestigious awards in the German SF scene.
His novels have also been translated into a number of languages, including English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
.
In 2002, his novel Jesus Video
Jesus Video
Jesus Video is a 1997 novel by German writer Andreas Eschbach. Its plot revolves around the search for a hidden video camera that is believed to hold digital footage of Jesus made by a time traveller....
was adapted for German television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. In 2003, his novel Eine Billion Dollar
Eine Billion Dollar
Eine Billion Dollar is a 2001 novel by German writer Andreas Eschbach. Its plot revolves around a young pizza driver from New York City, who inherits a trillion US dollars from one of his ancestors who lived in 16th century Florence...
was adapted for German radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
. As of 2006, his only novel translated into English was Die Haarteppichknüpfer, published in 2005 as The Carpet Makers
The Carpet Makers
The Carpet Makers , a novel by Andreas Eschbachpublished in 2005 by Tor Books, is an English translation of the German Die Haarteppichknüpfer ....
.
Novels
- Die Haarteppichknüpfer (1995), ISBN 3-7951-1371-7, translated as "The Carpet MakersThe Carpet MakersThe Carpet Makers , a novel by Andreas Eschbachpublished in 2005 by Tor Books, is an English translation of the German Die Haarteppichknüpfer ....
" (2005), ISBN 0-7653-0593-3 - Solarstation (1996), ISBN 3-7951-1406-3
- Jesus VideoJesus VideoJesus Video is a 1997 novel by German writer Andreas Eschbach. Its plot revolves around the search for a hidden video camera that is believed to hold digital footage of Jesus made by a time traveller....
(1997), ISBN 3-7951-1797-6 - Kelwitts Stern (1999), ISBN 3-7951-1624-4
- Quest (2001), ISBN 3-453-18773-3
- Eine Billion DollarEine Billion DollarEine Billion Dollar is a 2001 novel by German writer Andreas Eschbach. Its plot revolves around a young pizza driver from New York City, who inherits a trillion US dollars from one of his ancestors who lived in 16th century Florence...
(2001), ISBN 3-7857-2049-1 ("One Trillion Dollars") - Exponentialdrift (2003), ISBN 3-404-149-122 (first serialized 2002 in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungFrankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungThe Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , short F.A.Z., also known as the FAZ, is a national German newspaper, founded in 1949. It is published daily in Frankfurt am Main. The Sunday edition is the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung .F.A.Z...
) - Der Letzte seiner Art (2005), ISBN 3-404-15305-7
- Der Nobelpreis (2005), ISBN 3-7857-2219-2
- Ausgebrannt (2007), ISBN 978-3-7857-2274-9
- Ein König für Deutschland (2009), ISBN 978-3-7857-2374-6
Young Adult novels
- Perfect Copy: Die zweite Schöpfung (2002), ISBN 3-401-05425-2
- Das Marsprojekt (2004), ISBN 3-404-24332-3
- Die seltene Gabe (2004)
- Black Out (2010), ISBN 3-401-06062-7
Short stories
- "Dolls"
- "Der Mann aus der Zukunft"
- "Die Wunder des Universums"
- "Humanic Park"
- "Halloween"
- "Eine unberührte Welt"
- "Unerlaubte Werbung"
- "Der Drache im Hindukusch"
Other
- "Der Gesang der Stille" (1998), (novella #1935 in the Perry RhodanPerry RhodanPerry Rhodan is the name of a science fiction series published since 1961 in Germany, as well as the name of the main character. It is a space opera, dealing with several themes of science fiction. Having sold over one billion copies worldwide, it is the most successful science fiction book series...
series) - "Die Rückkehr" (2005), (#2295, his second Perry Rhodan novella as a "guest writer")
- "Die Falle von Dhogar" (2009), (#2503, his third Perry Rhodan novella as a "guest writer")
- Eine Trillion Euro (short story anthology of European SF writers edited by Eschbach), a winner of the 2004 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.
- Das Buch von der Zukunft: Ein Reiseführer (2004), ISBN 3-87134-476-1, non-fiction