Ines Thorn

Ines Thorn (* 1964 in Leipzig ) is a German writer.

Life

Thorn completed an apprenticeship as a bookseller in Leipzig and worked in this profession for some time. In 1990 she went to Frankfurt and studied German , Slavic and cultural philosophy at the Goethe University .

Thorn then worked in the library of a Frankfurt hospital and in 2000 published her debut novel “The Mirror Dancer”. In 2003 she gave up her job and has been working as a writer ever since.

Thorn is married for the second time and lives in Frankfurt / M. and in the Schwalm-Eder district. She is the mother of the theologian and author Hella Thorn.

Works (selection)

• Germany saga

1. The merchant's daughter. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2008, ISBN 978-3-499-24766-8 .
2. The printer's daughter. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-25363-8 .
3. The merchant. Historical novel . Weltbild, Augsburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-86800-314-7 .
4. The mistress of the merchants. Historical novel
5. The girl with the devil eyes. Novel. Edition Wunderlich, Reinbek 2010, ISBN 978-3-8052-0888-8 .
6. The painter of God. Novel . Knaur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-426-63858-3 (novel biography about Matthias Grünewald ).

• The fur trader. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2006, ISBN 978-3-499-23762-1 .
• The silversmith. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2006, ISBN 978-3-499-23857-4 .
• The faith healer. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2006, ISBN 978-3-499-24264-9 .
• The mirror dancer. Novel . Heyne, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-453-16131-9 .
• Under the tea tree. Novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-24484-1 .
• The crimes of Frankfurt

1. Gallows daughter. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2008, ISBN 978-3-499-24603-6 .
2. Hell servant. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-499-24942-6 .
3. Realm of the dead. Historical novel . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2011, ISBN 978-3-499-25371-3 .
4. Frevlerhand, historical novel Rowohlt Reinbek

• The whaler. Historical novel . Rütten & Loening 2016, ISBN 978-3352-00663-0
• The beach robber. Historical novel . Rütten & Loening 2017, ISBN 978-3352-00898-6

literature

• Sabine Schmidt: In the beginning there was anger. A visit to the Frankfurt author . In: book journal . Issue 4, 2010, pp. 28-29.

Web links

• Homepage of the author