Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz , OBE (born April 5, 1955 or 1956 in Stanmore , Middlesex ) is a British writer and screenwriter .

Life

Anthony Horowitz grew up in a wealthy Jewish family , where he was raised by nannies. His father was a wealthy businessman. His mother, whom he adored, gave him a human skull for his 13th birthday at his request. The relationship with his grandmother was very tense, so that he and his sister danced on her grave.

At the age of eight he was sent to boarding school - the Orley Farm School in London , as was quite common in these circles at the time . The principal there beat the boys until they bled and called them stupid in front of the assembled student body. In response to this environment, he made up stories of revenge and retribution. It was at this age that he decided to become a writer. On his homepage he says that his terrible childhood experiences were a source for his literary work, which is what titles like Come to Horror-Omi! and school of horror definitely prove. His first book, The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower , was published by Arlington Books in 1979 . Since then he has lived as a freelance writer and is one of the most productive writers in the English-speaking world. He married Jill Green, a television producer, in Hong Kong on April 15, 1988. He and his wife live in north London with their two sons, Nicholas and Cassian .

In addition to his work as a writer, Horowitz also works as a screenwriter for film, television and the theater. His books appear in more than thirty countries and he has received various literary prizes for his Alex Rider books, which have received numerous nominations.

Works (selection)

Alex Rider

In a case for Alex Rider is an agent series about a 14 year old (from 9 case 15 year old) eponymous British boy whose uncle is a member of the British secret service. After the death of the uncle in the first volume, Alex has to take over his unsolved case under pressure from the British secret service MI6 .

1. Stormbreaker . 2000 (German original title: The secret of Port West , later Stormbreaker , translated by Karlheinz Dürr. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2003, ISBN 3-473-34419-2 )
2. Point Blanc . 2001 (German original title: Das Gemini-Projekt , later Gemini-Project , translated by Antoinette Gittinger. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2003, ISBN 3-473-34423-0 - Title in North America: Point Blank )
3. Skeleton Key . 2002 (German original title: Insel des Schreckens , later Skeleton Key , translated by Karlheinz Dürr. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2004, ISBN 3-473-34438-9 )
4. Eagle Strike . 2003 (German original title: Mörderisches Spiel , later Eagle Strike , translated by Karlheinz Dürr. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2004, ISBN 3-473-34440-0 )
5. Scorpia . 2004 (German title: Scorpia translated by Werner Schmitz . Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-473-35270-8 )
6. Ark Angel . 2005 (German title: Ark Angel translated by Werner Schmitz. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-473-35274-6 )
7. Snakehead . 2007 (German title: Snakehead translated by Werner Schmitz. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-473-35286-9 )
8. Crocodile Tears . 2009 (German title: Crocodile Tears translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-473-35307-1 )
9. Scorpia Rising . 2011 (German title: Scorpia Rising translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-473-40063-8 )
10. Russian roulette . 2013 (German title: Russian Roulette translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-473-40113-0 )
11. Never say die . 2017 (German title: Steel Claw translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-473-401611 )

The Diamond Brothers

The The Diamond Brothers series, filmed for cinema and television, is about the unsuccessful London private investigator Herbert Timothy Simple aka Tim Diamond (28 years) and his 13-year-old brother Nick clever.

1. The Falcon's Maltese . 1986 ( Die Malteser des Falken translated by Jürgen Bürger. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1989, ISBN 3-404-13239-4 )
2. Public Enemy No.2 . 1987 ( Public enemy number 2 Bastei-Verlag Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1989, ISBN 3-404-13240-8 other title: A public enemy rarely comes alone translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 1999, ISBN 3-473-34980-1 )
3. South by South East . 1991 ( Hasta la vista, Baby! Translated by Roland Fleissner. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 1999, ISBN 3-473-34979-8 )

The five gates

In the five goals (Engl. Title: The Power of Five ) is about the boy Matt . When he discovers his abilities, he cannot believe what an important role he is playing in the future and past of the world. He has to find the other four gatekeepers, otherwise the end of the world is sealed.

1. Raven's Gate . 2005 (German: death circle translated by Simone Wiemken. Loewe, Bindlach 2006, ISBN 3-7855-5809-0 )
2. Evil Star . 2006 (German: Teufelsstern translated by Simone Wiemken. Loewe, Bindlach 2006, ISBN 3-7855-5884-8 )
3. Night trip . 2007 (German: Schattenmacht translated by Simone Wiemken. Loewe, Bindlach 2007, ISBN 978-3-7855-5885-0 )
4. Necropolis . 2008 (German: Höllenpforte translated by Simone Wiemken. Loewe, Bindlach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7855-5886-7 )
5. Oblivion . 2012 (In German two parts: Zeitentod translated by Simone Wiemken. Loewe, Bindlach 2013, ISBN 978-3-7855-5887-4 and Feuerfluch translated by Simone Wiemken. Loewe, Bindlach 2013, ISBN 978-3-7855-7757-8 )

James Bond

1. Trigger Mortis. 2015 (German: James Bond: Trigger Mortis - Der Finger Gottes. Cross Cult, Ludwigsburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-86425-774-2 )
2. Forever and a Day. 2018

Sherlock Holmes

• The House of Silk. 2011 ( The secret of the white ribbon - A Sherlock Holmes novel. Translated by Lutz-W. Wolff. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-458-17543-8 )
• Moriarty . 2014 ( The Moriarty case translated by Lutz-W. Wolff. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-458-17612-1 )
• The Three Monarchs. 2014 ( The three queens. A new case for Sherlock Holmes. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-458-73966-1 )

Susan Ryeland

• Magpie Murders. 2016 ( Die Morde von Pye Hall. Translated by Lutz-W. Wolff. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-458-17738-8 )
• Moonflower Murders. 2020

Daniel Hawthorne

• The Word Is Murder , 2017 ( A perfidious plan: Hawthorne determined , translated by Lutz-W. Wolff. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3458177821 )
• The Sentence Is Death , 2018 ( Mord in Highgate , translated by Lutz-W. Wolff. Insel Verlag, Berlin, planned for September 2020, ISBN 978-3-458-17872-9 )

Other works

• The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower . 1979 ( The dark secret translated by Irene Hess. Thienemann, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-522-13410-9 )
• Groosham Grange . 1988 ( School of horror translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2000, ISBN 3-473-34977-1 )
• Granny . 1994 ( Come to Horror-Omi! Translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 1999, ISBN 3-473-34976-3 )

Audio books

The books in the Ein-Fall-für-Alex-Rider series were published as audio books by Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag , Hamburg, spoken by Bernd Stephan .

• Stormbreaker. 2006, ISBN 3-8337-1679-7 .
• Gemini Project. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8337-1813-7 .
• Skeleton Key. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8337-1994-3 .
• Eagle Strike. 2008, ISBN 978-3-8337-2048-2 .
• Scorpia. 2008, ISBN 978-3-8337-2162-5 .
• Ark Angel. 2009, ISBN 978-3-8337-2361-2 .
• Snakehead. 2009, ISBN 978-3-8337-2447-3 .
• Crocodile Tears. 2010, ISBN 978-3-8337-2574-6 .
• Scorpia rising. 2011, ISBN 978-3-8337-2823-5 .
• Russian roulette. 2014, ISBN 978-3-8337-3338-3 .

The series The five goals. was published by the publishing house and studio for audio book productions, Marburg / Lahn, spoken by Martin Umbach .

• Volume 1 circle of death. 2006, ISBN 3-89614-363-8 .
• Volume 2 devil star. 2006, ISBN 3-89614-365-4 .
• Volume 3 Shadow Power. 2007, ISBN 978-3-89614-367-9 .
• Volume 4 Hell's Gate. 2009, ISBN 978-3-89614-369-3 .

Filmography

• 1986: Robin of Sherwood (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1986: Adventures of Wiliam Tell (TV), screenplay
• 1988: Die Malteser des Falken (Original title: Just ask for Diamond ) (cinema), novel and screenplay
• 1989: Simon Templar: Babyhandel (Original title: The Saint: The Brazilian Connection ) (TV), screenplay
• 1991: The Diamond Brothers (TV series), concept and direction
• 1991–2001: Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series, 11 episodes)
• 1994: Anna Lee (Based on Liza Cody ) (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1995: The Last Englishman (TV), screenplay
• 1997-2000: Midsomer Murders (German title: Inspector Barnaby ) (TV series, pilot episode and 5 episodes)
• 2002: The Gathering (cinema), screenplay
• 2002: Menace (TV), screenplay
• 2006: Stormbreaker (cinema), novel, screenplay and executive producer
• 2020: Alex Rider (series, 8 episodes)

Awards

• 2003: Red House Children's Book Award (Overall Winner) for Skeleton Key
• 2006: British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year for Ark Angel
• 2007: Bookseller Association / Nielsen Author of the Year Book Award
• 2014: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Web links

• Anthony Horowitz official website
• Literature by and about Anthony Horowitz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography and reviews of works by Anthony Horowitz at perlentaucher.de
• Horowitz on the British Counsel website (archived version)
• Anthony Horowitz in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Anthony Horowitz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Alex Rider
• The Power of Five
• Anthony Horowitz at Walker Books
• Berliner Kinderpost - Interview

Individual evidence

1. ^ Library of Congress
2. ↑ Anthony Horowitz - 3 Books - Pearl Divers. Retrieved January 26, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Summary Bibliography: Anthony Horowitz. Retrieved January 26, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ... couldn't fix the financial problems at home once the Jewish family's fortunes evaporated. The Jewish Exponent
5. ↑ https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin-aktuell/kinderpost/article104095941/Alex-Rider-hat-mein-Leben-veraendert.html
6. ↑ My sister and I danced on her grave when she died. Author's website: About Anthony
7. ↑ ... a headmaster who flogged the boys till they bled. Author's website: About Anthony
8. ↑ ... I think I knew with certainty that I wanted to be a writer around eight. Walker Books
9. ↑ Although his childhood permanently damaged him, it also gave him a gift - it provided him with rich source material for his writing career. Author's website: About Anthony
10. ↑ He wrote his first book ... in 1979 bebo: Anthony Horowitz
11. ↑ ... he married on April 15, 1988 in Hong Kong! bebo: Anthony Horowitz
12. ↑ ... and their sons Nicholas and Cassian. Walker Books
13. ↑ ... in more than thirty countries. Youth book couch
14. ^ Red House Children's Book Award
15. ↑ Literary Awards ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ Alex Rider ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
17. ↑ gov.uk