Martin Walker

Martin Walker (2019)

Martin Walker (* 1947 in Scotland ) is a Scottish historian, political journalist and writer. He lives with his family in Le Bugue in southern France ( Périgord ).

Life

Walker studied at Balliol College of Oxford University history and later moved to the Harvard University to International Relations and Economics to study. After graduating, he looked for a job as an editor at the British daily newspaper The Guardian , where he worked for 25 years.

Several years ago, in Washington, DC , Walker joined the Global Business Policy Council , a think tank for AT Kearney management consultancy , where he is a Senior Fellow.

In addition to his journalistic work, Walker was able to publish several important works over the years about the Cold War , perestroika , but also about the USA . In 1999 he moved with his family to Périgord , inspired by its history and its residents, and in 2008 he wrote his first detective novel Bruno - Chef de police . His Bruno novels appeared in eleven languages ​​simultaneously. The historical novel Shadows on the Wall , published in 2012, also takes place in Périgord .

With his future thriller Germany 2064 , Walker's novel was on the shortlist for the 2015 German Business Book Prize.

In addition to English and French, Martin Walker also speaks German.

Works (selection)

Fiction

• The Caves of Périgord. Simon & Schuster, New York 2002, ISBN 1-4391-8123-3 .
  • German shadow on the wall. Diogenes, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-257-06843-6 .
• Germany 2064. Diogenes, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-257-06939-6 .

Bruno cycle

The "village policeman" - as he calls himself - Benoît Courrèges, commonly known as Bruno, is investigating the fictional small town of Saint-Denis in the historic Périgord region in southern France. As a local policeman , Bruno reports directly to the mayor of the picturesque town on the Vézère , a tributary of the Dordogne . He was always prepared for all eventualities, for almost everything, which often leads to conflicts with higher-level police authorities.

• 1 - Bruno, chief of police. Quercus, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-84724-507-6 .
  • German Bruno, Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-06699-9 .
• 2 - The dark vineyard. Quercus, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-84724-915-9 .
  • German Grand cru. Second case for Bruno, Chief of Police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-257-06750-7 .
• 3 - Black diamond. Quercus, London 2010, ISBN 978-0-85738-053-1 .
  • German black diamonds. The third case for Bruno, Chef de Police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-06782-8 .
• 4 - The Crowded Grave. Quercus, London 2011, ISBN 978-1-84916-321-7 .
  • German delicacies . The fourth case for Bruno, Chef de Police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-257-80325-9 .
• 5 - The Devil's Cave. Quercus, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-78087-068-7 .
  • German femme fatale. The fifth case for Bruno, Chef de Police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-257-06862-7 .
• 6 - The Resistance Man. Quercus, London 2013, ISBN 978-1-78087-072-4 .
  • German pure wine. The sixth case for Bruno, Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-257-06896-2 .
• 7 - Children of War. Quercus, London 2014, ISBN 978-1-84866-401-2 .
  • German provocateurs . The seventh case for Bruno, Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-257-06928-0 .
• 8 - The Dying Season. Quercus, London 2015, ISBN 978-1-84866-406-7 .
  • Antics. The eighth case for Bruno, Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-257-06968-6 .
• 9 - Fatal Pursuit. Quercus, London 2016, ISBN 978-1-101-94678-7 .
  • Grand Prix. The ninth case for Bruno Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-06991-4 .
• 10 - The Templars' Last Secret. Quercus, London 2017, ISBN 978-1-78429-466-3 .
  • Revenge. The tenth case for Bruno Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2018, ISBN 978-3-257-07025-5 .
• 11 - A Taste for Vengeance: Bruno, Chief of Police 11. Quercus, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-786-48612-7 .
  • Menu surprise. The eleventh case for Bruno, Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2019, ISBN 978-3-257-07063-7 .
• 12 - The Body in the Castle Well: Bruno, Chief of Police 12 Quercus, London 2019, ISBN 978-1-786-48576-2 .
  • Connoisseur. The twelfth case for Bruno, Chef de police. Translation by Michael Windgassen. Diogenes, Zurich 2020, ISBN 978-3-257-07128-3 .

counselor

• Bruno's cookbook - recipes and stories from the Périgord . Diogenes, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-257-06914-3 .

Non-fiction

• Clinton . The president they deserve. Fourth Estate Books, London 1996, ISBN 1-85702-415-X .
• The cold war. A history. Holt, New York 1994, ISBN 0-8050-3190-1 .
• Daily sketches. Muller Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-584-10341-7 .
• George Bernard Shaw , Pygmalion . Notes. York Press, London 2003, ISBN 0-582-77270-2 .
• Makers of the American century. Vintage Press, London 2001, ISBN 0-09-927622-4 .
• Powers of the press. Quartet Books, London 1982, ISBN 0-7043-2271-4 .
• Martin Walker's Russia. Despatches from "The Guardian" correspondent in Moscow. Abacus, London 1989, ISBN 0-349-10042-X .
• William Shakespeare , Julius Caesar . York Press, London 2003, ISBN 0-582-77269-9 .

Movie

• Martin Walker. My Périgord. Documentary, Austria, 2012, 43:30 min., Script and direction: Günter Schilhahn, production: Edit Park, ORF , 3sat , first broadcast: November 28, 2012 on 3sat, table of contents by 3sat.

Web links

Commons : Martin Walker  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Short biography at Diogenes Verlag
• Martin Walker, Senior Director of the Global Business Policy Council. ( Memento from January 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Short biography at The Globalist (English)
• Webpage for the Bruno novels

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1. ↑ Balliol College, Alumniweb , accessed June 16, 2019
2. ↑ on randomhouse.com (accessed April 19, 2013)
3. ↑ GBPC Senior Fellow, Global ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. , on atkearney.com, accessed May 27, 2015. 
4. ↑ www.3sat.de
5. ↑ 3Sat: Conversation with Martin Walker at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 11, 2012 right-hand side: click on the media library
6. ↑ Shortlist Business Book Prize 2015 , handelsblatt.com from August 7, 2015, accessed January 6, 2019
7. ↑ www.lovelybooks.de, Escapades by Martin Walker, accessed on July 25, 2020