Andreas Goessling

Andreas Gößling (* 1958 in Gelnhausen , pseudonym: Pietro Bandini) is a German writer . His main work to date includes novels and stories for adult and young readers as well as non-fiction books on current, cultural and mythological topics.

biography

Andreas Gößling studied German literature , journalism and political science . For his dissertation on Thomas Bernhard's novels, he received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation . After his doctorate as Dr. phil. (1984) he received a postdoctoral grant from the German Research Association for a three-year research project on Robert Walser's novels.

Andreas Gößling became known as an author with his two novels about the culture of the ancient Maya , Die Maya-Priesterin (2001) and Im Tempel des Regengottes (2003), about which the ZDF for its series “RomanWelten” the documentary film “ The riddles of the Maya. A journey through time to Guatemala ”shot. Several of Gößling's works deal with Haitian voodoo as a novel or non-fiction book .

Characteristic of Gößling's novels is the combination of historical accuracy and mythical-fantastic elements, as well as literary complexity and suggestive suspense. Gößling has undertaken numerous research trips, mainly in Latin America and Southeast Asia. The author has also addressed European history and mythology several times in his novels, especially in his great novels Faust, der Magier (2007) and, for young readers, OPUS (2 volumes, 2010).

In his non-fiction and cultural history books, Gößling repeatedly emphasizes the intercultural similarities between archetypes, mythical figures and magical or religious rituals, including in Drachenwelten (2003), a large-scale comparison of the creation myths of various cultures and epochs.

Andreas Gößling is married to the author and translator Anne Löhr-Gößling and lives in Berlin, where he also heads MayaMedia publishing and agency.

Works (selection)

Fiction

• Aberration. A psychological literary thriller. 1993, ISBN 3-86124-158-7 .
• The Mayan priestess. Novel of the fall of the last Maya kingdom. 2001, ISBN 3-453-47076-1 .
• In the temple of the rain god. A black and romantic adventure. 2003, ISBN 3-8218-0878-0 .
• The alchemist of Cesky Krumlov. Novel from the Bohemian Renaissance. 2004, ISBN 3-8218-0944-2 .
• Dea Mortis. The temple of the dark goddess. 2005, ISBN 3-426-66200-0 .
• as Alex Kortner (pseudonym): Dark dance. A voodoo novel. 2006, ISBN 978-3-426-63363-2 .
• Faust the magician. 2007, ISBN 978-3-352-00745-3 .
• The call of the snake. 2010, ISBN 978-3-608-93875-3 .
• Amber tomb. Thriller. 2014, ISBN 978-3-95569-232-2 (e-book).
• with Michael Tsokos : Zerschunden. True crime thriller. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-51789-5 .
• with Michael Tsokos: Zersetzt. True crime thriller. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-426-51877-9 .
• with Michael Tsokos: Broken. True crime thriller. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-426-51970-7 .

Kira Hallstein series

• Wolf rage. True crime thriller. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-426-52132-8 .
• Thrush brood. True crime thriller. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-426-52341-4 .
• Rat flood. True crime thriller. Droemer Knaur, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-426-52502-9 .

Children's and young people's book

• Timmy in the dark forest . Fantastic novel for children aged eight and over. 1996, ISBN 3-522-16969-7 .
• Tzapalil. Under the spell of the jaguar . Youth novel from the Maya world. 2005, ISBN 3-401-05642-5 .
• The alchemist's son . A Faust novel. 2007, ISBN 978-3-401-05884-9 .
• The demon gate . Fantasy novel. 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-30491-4 .
• OPUS - The Forbidden Book . Historical novel. Volume 1, 2010, ISBN 978-3-414-82211-6 .
• OPUS - The Book Hunters . Historical novel. Volume 2, 2010, ISBN 978-3-414-82212-3 .
• Gold fever . Historical novel. 2011, ISBN 978-3-414-82213-0 .
• Secret agent hunting elves . Supernatural Secret Agency. Volume 1, 2012, ISBN 978-3-570-30698-7 .
• The revenge of the vampire spirits . Supernatural Secret Agency. Volume 2, 2012, ISBN 978-3-570-30699-4 .
• The dwarf conspiracy . Supernatural Secret Agency. Volume 3, 2012, ISBN 978-3-570-30781-6 .

Fairy tales and myths retold

• The great book of fairies and elves . 2004, ISBN 3-426-66124-1 .
• Dragons . 2007, ISBN 978-3-401-06097-2 .

Non-fiction

• Voodoo - gods, spells, rituals . 1999, ISBN 3-426-77733-9 .
• Dragon Worlds - Spirits of Creation and Destruction . 2003, ISBN 3-492-26502-2 .
• The Freemasons - World Conspirators or Human Friends? 2007, ISBN 978-3-426-77991-0 .
• The masculinity gap. Why we need to take care of the boys . 2008, ISBN 978-3-89883-199-4 .
• Germany abuses its children . 2014 (co-author), ISBN 978-3-426-27616-7 .

Literary studies

• Thomas Bernhard's early prose art . 1987, ISBN 3-11-011086-5 .
• The "iron mountain direction". Attempt on Thomas Bernhard's "extinction" . 1988, ISBN 3-926608-16-1 .
• Steadfast spectators of aesthetic suffering. Interpretations and readings of Jean Paul's "Hesperus" . Edited by Hans Geulen and Andreas Gößling. 1989, ISBN 3-926608-21-8 .
• A smiling game . Commentaries and interpretations on Robert Walser's novels, Volume I. 1991, ISBN 3-88479-544-9 .
• Evening star and wand . Commentaries and interpretations on Robert Walser's novels, Volume II. 1992, ISBN 3-88479-617-8 .
• Billing according to grades . Comments and interpretations on Robert Walser's novels, Volume III. 1992, ISBN 3-88479-618-6 .

As Pietro Bandini

• Dragon world. From the spirits of creation and destruction . 1996, ISBN 978-3522721806 .
• The return of the angels . 1995, ISBN 978-3502150367 .
• The sacred calendar of the Maya . 1998, ISBN 978-3453141445 .
• Voodoo. Witches, zombies and black magic . 1999, ISBN 978-3426774243 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Andreas Gößling in the catalog of the German National Library
• perlentaucher.de about The Maya Priestess
• Homepage of Andreas Gößling