Daniel Scholten

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Daniel Scholten (* 1973 ) is a German - Icelandic writer .

Life

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After completing school and an apprenticeship, Scholten worked as a typographer in Scandinavia for a few years . He then studied at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich a . a. Egyptology and historical linguistics . He specialized in the language and literature of ancient Egypt.

Scholten also deals with Scandinavian literature (mostly Icelandic and Swedish) and publishes two literary magazines for it .

At the same time, the crime novels about his protagonist Commissioner Cederström were created from 2007 onwards .

Since January 1, 2010, Scholten has been publishing the video podcast Belles Lettres . He deals with linguistics and style and would like to enable the viewer to make their own judgment about various elements of the German language.

Currently (2012) Scholten lives alternately in Stockholm and in Munich .

Works (selection)

As an author

Novels
  1. The second death. A case for Commissioner Cederström . Goldmann, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-442-46402-9 .
  2. The wrong dead one. A case for Commissioner Cederström . Goldmann, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-442-46466-1 .
  3. The headless angel. A case for Commissioner Cederström . Goldmann, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-442-46467-8 .
  4. The name of the darkness. A case for Commissioner Cederström . Goldmann, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-46468-5 .
Non-fiction
  • Introduction to Icelandic grammar. A textbook for beginners and advanced learners . Philyra-Verlag, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-935267-00-2 .
  • Paradigm Finder on Icelandic Grammar. All inflection forms determined quickly . Philyra-Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-935267-01-0 .
  • Brain teaser German . dtv premium, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-423-26134-0 .

As editor

  • Íslenska. Journal for Icelandic Language and Literature , Vol. 1 (2004) ff, ISSN  1614-0982 .
  • Ida. Swedish Language and Literature , Volume 1 (2006) ff, ISSN  1612-2976 .

Web links

Commons : Daniel Scholten  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Daniel Scholten: Belles Lettres imprint. Belles Lettres, accessed March 18, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Scholten, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Icelandic writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1973