Iny Lorentz
Iny Lorentz is one of the pseudonyms of the German writer couple Iny Klocke and Elmar Wohlrath. Her books had a total circulation of 13 million copies by 2016.
Life
Iny Klocke (* 1949 in Cologne ) made up her Abitur at the evening grammar school, broke off a medical degree and then turned to IT. In 1980 she moved to Munich, where she worked for an insurance company.
Elmar Wohlrath (* 1952) comes from Franconia. He met his wife in 1978 in SF - and fantasy - Fandom know and moved in 1981 also to Munich, then worked in the same company as his wife. Since 2007 both have lived as freelance writers near Munich.
After first publications in fantasy and SF fanzines , texts by the two appeared in anthologies by Goldmann, Heyne and others
In 2003, the historical novel Die Kastratin, written under the common pseudonym Iny Lorentz , brought the breakthrough. All of the following Iny Lorentz novels made it into the bestseller lists and also appeared as audio books . The most successful Iny Lorentz novel to date is The Wandering Whore . Several works have been translated into other languages.
Film adaptations
The novel Die Wanderhure was filmed in 2009 with Alexandra Neldel in the leading role and first broadcast on October 5, 2010 by Sat.1 . The film received the Diva film award as the most successful German television film of 2010.
The sequel Die Kastellanin was filmed as Die Rache der Wanderhure 2011 and first broadcast on Sat.1 and ORF Eins on February 28, 2012.
The third novel in the wandering whore series, The Legacy of the Wandering Whore , was broadcast on November 12, 2012 by Sat.1 and ORF Eins .
On January 5 and 6, 2014, ZDF brought the Iny Lorentz novel Die Pilgerin with Josefine Preuss in the leading role to German screens.
From the emigrants series 2014, the first part was the golden shores of the ZDF filmed in Prague, the premiere took place in April, 2015.
In autumn 2016, Die Ketzerbraut was filmed with Ruby O. Fee in the title role for ORF and Sat.1.
theatre
In 2014, Die Wanderhure premiered as a play at the Bad Hersfeld Festival.
In 2015, Dr. Alfred Meschnigg the hiking whore as part of the South Tyrol Open Air Summer Games on the stage of Runkelstein Castle near Bozen.
In 2016 the platform for independent theater productions - Theaterlust der Wanderhure took on and went with her on a tour through 42 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the same year Theaterlust was awarded third place at the INTHEGA “Die Neuberin” prize for its stage version of Wanderhure .
German Audio Book Award Gold
The audio book of the Wanderhure was awarded the German Audio Book Award Gold (equivalent to the golden record ) by the Federal Association of the Music Industry in 2011 .
Awards
- 2012 German Fantasy Prize
- 2014 Silver Homer for rat poison as best short story and Homer Honorary Award
- 2017 Hiking Herbal Prize of the City of Königsee-Rottenbach
- 2017 Inclusion in the Signs of Fame of the peace project Fernwehpark, which brings people together
Works
The Wanderhuren series :
- The wandering whore . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-426-62934-8 .
- The castellan . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-426-66113-6 .
- The legacy of the wandering whore . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-426-66202-7 .
- The daughter of the wandering whore . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-426-66242-7 .
- Daughters of sin . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-426-66245-8 .
- The wandering whore's ruse . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-66381-3 .
- The wandering whore and the nun . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-426-65349-4 .
The novel Die Rache der Wanderhure (Knaur, ISBN 978-3-426-51005-6 ), published in 2012, is not a continuation of the series, but is based on the script of the film of the same name . This, in turn, is based on the novel Die Kastellanin , but, like the book adaptation, deviates from the original in numerous cases and thus tells an alternative plot.
The Trettin trilogy :
- December storm . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-426-50405-5 .
- April thunderstorm . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-50414-7 .
- July rain . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-426-50415-4 .
The emigrant series
- The golden shore . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-426-51169-5 .
- The white star . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-51170-1 .
- The wild land . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-51414-6 .
- The red sky . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-426-51171-8 .
The traveling pharmacist novels :
- The traveling pharmacist . , Droemer Knaur, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-426-51551-8 .
- The traveling pharmacist's love . , Droemer Knaur, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-426-51835-9 .
- The kidnapping of the traveling pharmacist . , Droemer Knaur, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-426-52284-4 .
- The traveling pharmacist's daughter . , Droemer Knaur, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-426-52285-1
Other works :
- The castrato . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-426-62366-8 .
- The gold dealer . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-426-62568-7 .
- The tartar . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-426-62857-0 .
- The lioness . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-426-63248-9 .
- The pilgrim . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-426-66249-6 .
- The bride of fire . Droemer Knaur, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-426-66241-0 .
- The rose of Asturias . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-426-66243-4 .
- The heretic bride . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-66244-1 .
- Fire daughter . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-426-66379-0 .
- Flames of heaven . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-426-66380-6 .
- The stone serpent . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-65351-7 .
- The girl from Apulia . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-426-66382-0 .
- The rebels . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-51850-2 .
- The princess . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-426-51853-3 .
- The unruly . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-426-66383-7 .
- The curse of the rose . Historical novel, Droemer Knaur, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-426-65387-6 .
Under the pseudonym Eric Maron :
- The princess . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-426-62647-0 .
- The rebels of Mallorca . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-426-66201-9 .
Under the pseudonym Nicola Marni :
- The Tallinn Conspiracy . Page & Turner, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-20341-3 .
- The secret weapon . Page & Turner, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-20342-0 . Also published under: Projektil . Goldmann 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-47261-1 .
- Death ride . Page & Turner, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-442-20374-1 .
- Methane . Page & Turner, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-20375-8 .
Under the pseudonym Mara Volkers :
- The relic . Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2005, ISBN 3-404-15520-3 .
- The magician's bride . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15765-5 .
- The pharmacist's daughter . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-15955-0 .
- The black queen . Piper, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-26741-0 .
- The gates of the spirits . Piper, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-492-26805-9 .
- Vampire hunt . Piper, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-26814-1 .
Under the pseudonym Sandra Melli :
- Star of the goddess . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-426-50416-1 .
- Warrior's pride . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-426-50417-8 .
- Curse of the magician . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-426-50418-5 .
- The soul thief . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-51327-9 .
- The cat woman's ruse . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-51328-6 .
- Temple on fire . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-51329-3 .
- Fortress of the Gods . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-426-51500-6 .
Under the pseudonym Nike Andeer :
- Guilt doesn't go away . Goldmann 2014, ISBN 978-3-442-48055-5 .
- Only the dead are silent . Goldmann 2015, ISBN 978-3-442-48056-2 .
Under the pseudonym Diana Wohlrath :
- The throne of fire . Hanser, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-446-23093-4 .
- Merani and the serpent under the sea . Hanser, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-446-23474-1 .
Homeland novels under the pseudonym Anni Lechner :
- New luck in the Kreiental . Weltbild, Augsburg 2006, ISBN 3-89897-319-0 .
- Hotel Edelweiss . Weltbild, Augsburg 2006, ISBN 3-89897-406-5 .
- The mountain midwife . Bertelsmann Club, Gütersloh 2007.
Iny Klocke, Elmar H. Wohlrath :
- Paul and Strubbel . Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-440-05586-8 .
Web links
- Iny and Elmar's website with a complete overview of their works
- Literature by and about Iny Lorentz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Portrait of the writer duo In: Die Welt . July 12, 2006.
- Iny Lorentz in an interview with Jörg Steinleitner
- Biography and novels by Iny Lorentz
- Iny Lorentz's CV at lovelybooks.de
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Moritz Aisslinger: Two early retirees who like to bike? No, they are Germany's most successful writer couple. Iny Klocke and Elmar Wohlrath have sold 13 million books. In: The time. November 24, 2016, p. 83.
- ↑ Why should we write literarily? In: FAZ . December 4, 2013, p. 27.
- ↑ Diva Award winners 2011. ( Memento from April 19, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Three gold medals for Lübbe Audio. Buchmarkt.de, November 23, 2011, accessed on December 11, 2011 .
- ↑ Three gold medals for Lübbe Audio. Luebbe.de, November 23, 2011, accessed December 11, 2011 .
- ↑ Droemer Knaur - The revenge of the wandering whore
- "Die Wanderhure" premiered in Bad Hersfeld. Süddeutsche Zeitung , June 26, 2014, accessed on August 25, 2020 .
- https://www.stol.it/Media/On-Tour-Berichte/2015-06/2015-06-03/Die-Wanderhure-auf-Schloss-Runkelstein/_DSC1269
- http://theaterlust.de/die-wanderhure
- http://www.inthega.de/inthega-preise/
- German Fantasy Prize
- http://www.autor-daniel-wolf.de/das-salz-der-erde-gewinnt-den-goldenen-homer
- http://www.meinmarcus.de/artikel/4517/wandernder-heilkrauterpreis-an-bestsellerautoren-i
- https://www.fernweh-park.de/category/signs-of-fame/