Heike Franke (author)
Heike Franke (born January 7, 1966 in Berlin ) is a German writer . She wrote her debut novel Choose Life in 2013 and published it as a self-publisher. In December 2015, Eine Liebe in der Bourgogne was her first novel published by a major German publisher. Since then, other works have followed, partly in the genre of political thrillers, partly family stories with love stories.
life and work
Childhood & adolescence
Franke grew up in Berlin. There she attended the Kant-Gymnasium , where she passed her Abitur in 1984.
Professional background
Franke studied political science at the Otto Suhr Institute of the Free University of Berlin from 1985 to 1989 and graduated with a diploma. She then worked in England for a while before returning to Berlin. She lives and works there today as an author.
plant
After several rejections, Franke made her debut at Aufbau Verlag in Berlin in December 2015 with Eine Liebe in der Bourgogne . The novel made it onto the longlist of the DeLia Literature Prize.
Franke cannot be tied to one genre. Her subjects are often inspired by travel, and she wanders between the love story, family novel and political thriller genres. However, her heroines are always strong women.
Works
- Choose Life. 2013, ISBN 978-1492138921
- A love in Burgundy. Structure of Taschenbuch Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3746631653
- Song of the cicadas. Montlake Romance at Amazon Publishing , 2017, ISBN 978-1542048712
- Livestream. 2018, ISBN 978-1790533398
- Zero line. 2019, ISBN 978-1096945284
- The silence of the savannah. Ink & Pen at Amazon Publishing , 2019, ISBN 978-2919803705
Web links
- Literature by and about Heike Franke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Brief portrait of the author on the Aufbau Verlag website
- Official website of the author
- Interview with Heike Franke on reader cannon
- Presentation of the author Heike Franke at Helgas Bücherparadies (finalist Buchblogaward 2019) as well as reviews of some books by Heike Franke ( Die Stille der Savanne , Null Linie )
- Reviews of Heike Franke's books on Lovelybooks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franke, Heike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th January 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |