Max Barry
Max Barry (born March 18, 1973 in Melbourne ) is an Australian writer .
Life
His first novel Fukk , a satire about the world of marketing , appeared in 1999 under the name Max x Barry. His second book Logoland , a novel about a world ruled by large corporations, was published in 2003. He created the Internet game NationStates to advertise Logoland . His third book Chefsache , a satire about large companies, was published on January 17, 2006.
The rights for Logo Land has George Clooney secured.
His novella Fukk (originally Syrup ), published in 1999, was filmed in 2013.
Prior to his writing career, Barry sold computer systems for Hewlett-Packard . He lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter .
Awards
- 2013 Aurealis Award for Lexicon for best science fiction novel
bibliography
- Novels
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Syrup (1999)
- German: Fukk. Translated by Christian Quatmann. Goldmann # 54119, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-54119-0 . Also as: syrup. Translated by Christian Quatmann. Heyne, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-40976-7 .
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Jennifer Government (2003)
- German: Logoland. Translated by Anja Schünemann. Heyne General Series # 13758, 2003, ISBN 3-453-86947-8 .
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Company (2006)
- German: Chefsache. Translated by Friedrich Mader. Heyne, 2006, ISBN 3-453-81064-3 .
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Machine Man (2011)
- German: Maschinenmann. Translated by Friedrich Mader. Heyne Hardcore, 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-26797-8 .
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Lexicon (2013)
- German: Lexicon. Translated by Friedrich Mader. Heyne Hardcore, 2014, ISBN 978-3-453-26911-8 .
- Providence (2020)
- Short stories
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Spring tide (2007)
- German: Springtide. In: fantastic !, # 54. Atlantis, 2014.
literature
- John Clute : Barry, Max. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition).
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Barry in the catalog of the German National Library
- Max Barry in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Max Barry in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- Max Barry in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Max Barry in Fancyclopedia 3 (English)
- Max Barry in the bibliography of German science fiction ( books , stories )
- Max Barry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Max Barry in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Works by and about Max Barry at Open Library
- Max Barry's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Justin Kroll: Shiloh Fernandez, Amber Heard pour 'Syrup'. Variety , May 9, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barry, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barry, Maxx (alternative spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne |