Carlo Schäfer
Carlo Schäfer (actually Karl Christoph Schäfer ; born January 2, 1964 in Heidelberg ; † September 8, 2015 in Nettancourt in Lorraine ) was a German author of crime novels .
Life
Carlo Schäfer grew up as the youngest of three children in Pforzheim ; his father was a Protestant pastor there. After graduating from high school, Schäfer first studied German at the university in Heidelberg , but soon switched to the local pedagogical university . After graduating, he worked as a secondary school teacher in Mannheim for ten years . Since 2003 Schäfer has been a lecturer at the University of Education in Heidelberg (Institute for German Language and Literature and its Didactics) .
Schäfer also appeared as a musician and cabaret artist. However, he became known nationwide as a crime writer from 2002.
His protagonist, First Chief Inspector Theuer, is both brooding and disaffected in his mid-fifties, who with his team colleagues Haffner, Leidig, Stern and Senf, who fluctuated between listlessness and over-motivation, mastered five literarily documented cases.
His novels are characterized by a differentiated, sometimes also experimental language and live from the carefully observed local Palatinate color in the descriptions of the atmosphere at the locations in Heidelberg and Mannheim.
Carlo Schäfer died unexpectedly while on vacation with his wife Dorit in France.
Works
- In the wrong light . Detective novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2002 and 2004, ISBN 3-499-23283-9 / ISBN 978-3-499-23723-2 (one-time special edition 2004).
- The Celtic Circle . Detective novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-499-23414-9 .
- The sacrificial lamb . Detective novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-23704-0 .
- Silverback . Detective novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-499-24107-9
- Taillight . Detective novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-24483-4 (the last volume in the series)
Don't play in Heidelberg:
- Children and wolves . Nautilus, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89401-551-0 (= caliber .64 ).
- Shadowy existence. The first case of Giovanni and Co. (youth thriller ) , Verlag an der Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr 2010, ISBN 978-3-8346-0669-3 (= KLAR-Krimi ).
- Suspicious facts. The second case of Giovanni and Co. (second volume of the youth series), Verlag an der Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr 2010, ISBN 978-3-8346-0733-1 (= KLAR-Krimi ).
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The death of three men . ( e-Book ) CulturBooks, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-944818-10-8 (CB Maxi).
- English, translated by Roger Savage: CulturBooks Maxi, March 2015, ISBN 978-3-944818-79-5 .
- Schmutz, Katz & Co .: The narrative work . CulturBooks, Hamburg 2016 posthumously, ISBN 978-3959880190 (CB Unplugged)
No thriller:
- What is the difference between gods and humans? The draftsman can: Mata Hammer . Master drawings by Thomas Bickelhaupt. A thousand rumble verses by Carlo Schäfer. Publisher of the Pedagogical University , Ludwigsburg 2005, ISBN 3-924080-30-5 .
Contribution to the anthology :
- Just like you me, 19 variations on “ Die Judenbuche ” by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , Günther Butkus, Frank Göhre (eds.), Pendragon, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-86532-200-5 .
Web links
- Homepage of Carlo Schäfer
- Literature by and about Carlo Schäfer in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ingeborg Salomon: Crime writer Carlo Schäfer died surprisingly at the age of 51. Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (accessed on September 19, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shepherd, Carlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schäfer, Karl Christoph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author of crime novels |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 2015 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |