Uwe Tellkamp
Uwe Tellkamp was born in Dresden in 1968. He studied medicine in Leipzig, New York and Dresden. He then worked as a doctor. Now living as a writer in Dresden, his novel Der Turm, published in 2008, won that year’s German Book Prize. Der Turm has been translated into 15 languages.
Uwe Tellkamp was born in Dresden in 1968. He studied medicine in Leipzig, New York and Dresden. He then worked as a doctor. Now living as a writer in Dresden, his novel Der Turm, published in 2008, won that year’s German Book Prize. Der Turm has been translated into 15 languages.
Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 2009
Deutscher Buchpreis 2008
Uwe-Johnson-Preis 2008
Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis 2004
Dresdner Lyrikpreis 2004
Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 2009
Deutscher Buchpreis 2008
Uwe-Johnson-Preis 2008
Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis 2004
Dresdner Lyrikpreis 2004
PUBLICATIONS
The Slumber in the Clocks
Italy (La Nave di Teseo), Hungary (MCC Press)
The Carus Affairs
»Going to Carus«: that is how the gynaecologist said goodbye to his two children when he set off for the Carl Gustav Carus Medical Academy each day. The man who gave his name to the institution...
Italy (La Nave di Teseo)
Suspension Railway
International sales: France (Grasset), Italy (La Nave di Teseo)
Domestic sales: German Audiobook (Der Hörverlag)
The Tower
English world rights (Penguin Press), Spanish world rights (Anagrama), Catalan rights (Anagrama-Empuries), Arabic world rights (Aseer Al-Kotob), France (Grasset; French book club sublicense: Grand Livre du Mois; French paperback sublicense: J'ai lu), Italy (La Nave di Teseo), Netherlands (Arbeiderspers), Denmark (Gyldendal), Sweden (Bonniers), Norway (Press), Hungary (Magvetö), Bulgaria (Atlantis), Romania (Curtea Veche), Serbia (Zlatni Zmaj), Greece (Kastaniotis)
Domestic Rights Sales: German Audiobook (Der Hörverlag), German Book Club (Der Club Bertelsmann), German Book Club Paperback (Weltbild), German Book Club Special Edition (Büchergilde Gutenberg)