Edgar Rai
Edgar Rai , pseudonyms Moritz Matthies, Leon Morell, (* 1967 in Hessen ) is a German writer and translator. He lives in Berlin , where he has been co-owner of the bookstore "Uslar & Rai" since 2012.
He studied musicology and English in Marburg and Berlin. From 2003 to 2008 he taught as a lecturer for creative writing at the Free University of Berlin .
Awards
- 2010 LovelyBooks Readers Award in the Audiobook category for Next Summer
Works
Edgar Rais works appear in the Aufbau publishing group and in Berlin Verlag ( Die Gottespartitur ).
- Ramazotti. Novel. 2001.
- Elective affinities. Anthology. 2002.
- Looping. Novel. 2002.
- Homer for those in a hurry. Non-fiction. 2002.
- At the end of the world. Short story. 2003.
- Gateway to heaven. Novel to film. 2003.
- The golden years are over. Novel based on the film by Hans Weingartner . 2004.
- Tilla Durieux . Biography. 2005.
- Fatherly love. Novel. 2008.
- Backward somersault. Novel. 2009.
- Next summer. Novel. 2010.
- 88 things. Non-fiction. 2011.
- Solstice. Novel. 2011.
- If not, now. Novel. 2012.
- The divine score. Novel. 2014.
- Something always stays. Novel. 2016.
- Together with Hans Rath : Bull Brothers. Detective novel . Wunderlich, Reinbek 2017, ISBN 978-3-8052-5104-4 .
- Light heavyweight . Novel. Piper, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-492-05885-8 .
Translations
- Dave King : Homecoming. Novel. 2006.
- Leila Cobo : Heaven in your eyes. Novel. 2009.
- Eliot Pattison : The Tibetan Traitor. Novel. 2009.
As Moritz Matthies
- Eaten up
- Full speed
- Gone stupid
- Thick fur
- Last round
- Good morning, Miss Happy
As Leon Morell
- The Sistine Heaven . Novel. 2013.
Web links
- Literature by and about Edgar Rai in the catalog of the German National Library
- edgarrai.de - official site
Individual evidence
- ↑ The author in conversation. In: lovelybooks.de. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Edgar Rai on his brand new crime novel “Light Heavyweight” , buchmarkt.de, April 13, 2018, accessed on April 14, 2018
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rai, Edgar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer, translator and bookseller |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hesse |