Crime day

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The Krimitag is since 2011 annually discharged series of events organized syndicate , the association of German crime writers. It was first proclaimed as on December 8, 2011.

The date was set as December 8th, since Friedrich Glauser , one of the first German-speaking crime writers, died on December 8th, 1938 . On crime day , the genre crime fiction should be thought of as a serious part of literature. On this occasion, the syndicate annually calls on its members to organize charity readings for the benefit of charitable associations and organizations.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Andreas Izquierdo : The syndicate starts nationwide crime day on December 8th! LovelyBooks , 2011.
  2. Claudia Schmid : December 8th is crime day! Kriminetz, November 26, 2012.
  3. December 8th is crime day! The Syndicate; Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  4. Christiane Hausding: "Syndicate" at the crime day: seven minutes of suspense. Rhein-Zeitung , December 7, 2014.
  5. Crime Day. City of Potsdam ; Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Syndicate - authors' group of German-language crime literature AIEP Wirtshaus im Schlachthof ; Retrieved December 9, 2016.