Iain Levison
Iain Levison (* 1963 in Aberdeen ) is an American writer of German descent.
Life
Iain Levison was born in Scotland to German parents and came to the USA in 1974, where he grew up and still lives and works today. After graduating he found no work and earned his living with odd jobs . In more than 40 activities in ten years, such as as a shrimp fisherman in Alaska , as a driver, as a cook and as a restaurant manager, he made a wide variety of experiences, which he later processed in his novels.
In his manifesto on work ethic, A Working Stiff's Manifesto - A Memoir of Thirty Jobs , published in America, as well as in his later novels, he deals intensively with the exploitation of workers.
The detective novel published in 2005 made its German debut and was canceled due to operational reasons and was also a success in the USA, Italy and France.
As the translation rights (in Germany Matthes & Seitz , in the Netherlands De Geus, in Italy Feltrinelli , in England and America Bitter Lemon Press ) show, his works are appreciated and audiences all over the world.
Iain Levison lives in Raleigh , North Carolina.
Works
- Terminated for operational reasons. Translated by Hans Therre . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-88221-845-2
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Served off. My life as human capital . Translated by Hans Therre. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2006 ISBN 3-88221-865-7 .
Audiobook: Voice of Michael Schrodt. Buchfunk, Leipzig 2008 ISBN 978-3-86847-101-4 - Tiburn. Translated by Hans Therre. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-88221-728-5
- Hope is poison. Translated by Walter Goidinger. Deuticke, Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-552-06194-1
- Mind hunter. Translated from Walter Goidinger (Mindreader, 2015) Deuticke, Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-552-06328-0
Adaptations
radio play
- Terminated for operational reasons. Editing and direction: Steffen Moratz . Voices: Jörg Schüttauf , Hansjürgen Hürrig , Götz Schweighöfer , Mirco Kreibich , Udo Schenk , Bernhard Schütz , Rainer Heise , Ellen Hellwig, Peter W. Bachmann u. a., length: 51 min. production Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk 2007.
- Tiburn. Processing: Andreas Jungwirth . Director: Heike Tauch . Production: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk 2011
- Hope is poison . Processing: Steffen Moratz. Director: Cordula Dickmeiß . Voices: Nico Holonics , Stefanie Eidt , Devid Striesow , Jörg Hartmann , Rainer Strecker , Philipp Engelhardt , Manuel Harder , Mirko Böttcher and others. Length: 61 min. Production Deutschlandfunk Kultur 2020.
Web links
- Literature by and about Iain Levison in the catalog of the German National Library
- Iain Levison at perlentaucher.de
- Radio play: Hope is poison (61 min) based on the novel of the same name by Iain Levinson as an audio stream on deutschlandfunkkultur.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ MDR ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ARD audio game database. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Radio play: Hope is poison based on the novel of the same name by Iain Levinson as an audio stream on deutschlandfunkkultur.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levison, Iain |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aberdeen |