Mark Childress
Mark Childress (* 1957 in Monroeville , Alabama ) is an American writer .
Life
He grew up in the Midwest and in the southern states of the United States on. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1978 , he worked as a reporter for several newspapers in the southern United States .
Childress published five previous novels , his most successful book, Crazy in Alabama , was ten months on the bestseller list of the mirror . Mark Childress is considered one of the most important new writers in the southern states and is sometimes compared to Harper Lee . He currently lives in New York and New Orleans .
Works
- Heartbreak Hotel . Goldmann, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-442-42308-2 .
- Crazy in Alabama , translated by Rudolf Hermstein. Goldmann, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-442-30471-7 .
- World of fire . Goldmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-442-42310-4 .
- Der Bruchpilot , translated by Rudolf Hermstein. Goldmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-30770-8 .
- Big adventure . Goldmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-442-42309-0 .
- Burned down in Mississippi . Goldmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-442-30114-0 .
- Did you hear about Georgia? , Novel. Goldmann, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-442-31215-3 .
Film adaptations
- Crazy in Alabama , 1999, directed by Antonio Banderas , with Melanie Griffith , David Morse and Lucas Black
Awards
Web links
- official website
- Literature by and about Mark Childress in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Childress, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monroeville, Alabama |