Maxim Biller
Maxim Biller (born 1960) is a German writer.
Born in Prague to Russian parents, he emigrated with his parents and sister to Germany in 1970, when he was ten years old. After living for a long time in Hamburg and Munich, he now lives in Berlin, frequently writing about issues relating to Jews and Germans.[1]
In 2003 his novel Esra excited attention when its sale was prohibited shortly after its release. Two persons had a provisional order obtained, because they claimed to have seen themselves reflected in characters in the book. A German court obliged their request to take the book from circulation on these grounds.[2][3]
His first works translated into English (by Anthea Bell) are the collection Love Today (2008), some of which appeared in The New Yorker – "The Mahogany Elephant" (July 2007), "The Maserati Years" (September 2007).
Publications
- Wenn ich einmal reich und tot bin : Erzählungen (Someday when I’m rich and dead : Narratives)
- Deutsche Zustände
- Die Tempojahre
- Aufbruch nach Deutschland : sechzehn Foto-Essays
- Land der Väter und Verräter : Erzählungen
- Harlem Holocaust
- Die Tochter
- Kühltransport : ein Drama
- Deutschbuch
- Esra
- Der perfekte Roman : das Maxim-Biller-Lesebuch
Awards
- 1994 Toucan Prize from the city of Munich
- 1996 Prize of the European Feature Pages (?)
- 1996 Otto Stoessl Prize
- 1997 Else Lasker-Schüler Prize
- 1999 Theodor Wolff Prize
