Mark Lindquist

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Mark Lindquist (* 1959 in Seattle ) is an American writer and prosecutor .

Life

Mark Lindquist grew up in Seattle, graduated from the University of Southern California and then worked for numerous newspapers and as a screenwriter for various Hollywood studios. His first two books, Sad Movies (1987) and Carnival Desires (1990) , also date from this period, the 80s and early 90s .

In 1991, Mark Lindquist returned to Seattle and began studying law. He has served as a Seattle prosecutor since 1995. His third book, Nervermind Nirvana , was published in 2000. The fourth book, The King of Methlehem , was published in 2007.

Services

Mark Lindquist, together with Jay McInerney , formed the so-called literary Brat Pack, Ein starker Abgang (Bright lights, big city) (1984) and Bret Easton Ellis Unter Null (Less than zero) (1985) . The autobiographical features in his books are typical of Lindquist. So is Sad Movies by a copywriter for a film company in Los Angeles 80 years searching for the meaning of life. Mark Lindquist was working for numerous Hollywood studios at the time. And his second work from 1990, Carnival Desires , also tells of the superficiality and hypocrisy of Hollywood .

After studying law in Seattle and working as a prosecutor, Lindquist published his third book, Nervermind Nirvana (2000). Here he talks about a lawyer who does his job in Seattle. Mark Lindquist is now a prosecutor and works as chief prosecutor for the Drug Department in Pierce County , Washington , where he is primarily responsible for combating drug laboratories. In his fourth work, The King of Methlehem (German: Kristallstaub ), Lindquist writes again with autobiographical features about the drug department's hunt in Pierce County on drug laboratories where methamphetamines are manufactured. In Germany, Never Mind Nirvana was published as the first work in 2003 by German Publishing (today: Seeliger Verlag , Wolfenbüttel), followed by Sad Movies and Carnival Desires in 2005 . His fourth book, Kristallstaub, was due to be published by Seeliger Verlag in June 2008 . However, this has meanwhile had to file for bankruptcy - a new publication date is not yet known.

Works

  • Sad Movies (1987)
  • Carnival Desires (1990)
  • Nevermind Nirvana (2000)
  • The King of Methlehem (2007, German title: Kristallstaub )

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  1. ↑ Mark Lindquist Biography (English)
  2. ↑ Mark Lindquist - Parchment Mill
  3. ↑ Seeliger Verlag ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2008 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / seeligerverlag.de
  4. ↑ Seeliger Verlag insolvent

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personal data
SURNAME Lindquist, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer and prosecutor
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle , USA