Michael Morgental

Michael Morgental (born 1943 in Neisse , Upper Silesia ) is a German writer and translator.

Life

Morgental studied philosophy , pedagogy and linguistics in Erlangen and Würzburg and then worked in the IT industry. He has been a freelance writer and translator from Japanese and English since 1993. He was editor of the literary magazine Das Senfkorn and is a member of the Japanese PEN. From 1980 Morgental began to publish stories attributable to science fiction and fantasy , which appeared in two collections in 1980 and 1983. In 2000 the novel Yashor: The Shepherd from Harkin was published. Morgental has lived in Fürth since 1953 .

bibliography

novel

• Yashor: The Shepherd from Harkin. Weitbrecht, 2000, ISBN 3-522-71880-1 .

Collections

• Wendelin Bramlitzer's library and four other true stories. Kanalpresse, Nuremberg 1980, ISBN 3-922361-10-2 .
• Garden between the trees of life and eleven other jumps in the shade: science fiction and fantasy stories. Heyne books # 4017. Heyne, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-453-30956-1 .

Poetry

• The tales of old Gorfud. From the “papers of Paul Dorninger's estate”. With drawings by Wolfgang Zeilinger. Wolkentor-Verlag Hans-Joachim Drews, Geesthacht 1980, ISBN 3-922554-00-8 .

as editor

• Even in the dark ... Haiku anthology from the magazine Das Senfkorn . Wolkentor-Verlag, Geesthacht 1982, ISBN 3-922554-02-4 .
• Shinichi Hoshi : A Deceitful Planet: Science Fiction Tales by the Japanese SF Master. Compiled and ed. by Michael Morgental. Heyne books # 3892, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30815-8 .

as translator

• Taku Mayumura: The Long Way Back To Earth: Science Fiction Tales. Translated by Michael Morgental and Keiko Miriam Inaba. Heyne books # 3984, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30917-0 .
• Sakyō Komatsu : The Day of Resurrection: Science fiction novel. Translated by Michael Morgental and Keiko Miriam Inaba. Heyne books # 4443, 1987, ISBN 3-453-00961-4 .
• Doris Egan : Ivory cycle.
  • 1 The ivory gate. Heyne SF&F # 5131, 1994, ISBN 3-453-07752-0 .
  • 2 shabby heroes. Heyne SF&F # 5132, 1994, ISBN 3-453-07753-9 .
  • 3 The guilty verdict. Heyne SF&F # 5133, 1994, ISBN 3-453-07754-7 .
• Lois McMaster Bujold : The Quaddies of Cay Habitat. Heyne SF&F # 5243, 1995, ISBN 3-453-07965-5 .
• AA Attanasio : The Dragon and the Unicorn. Weitbrecht, Stuttgart and Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-522-71810-0 .
• AA Attanasio: King Arthor. Weitbrecht, Stuttgart and Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-522-71811-9 .
• Gordon R. Dickson : Wolf and Iron. Heyne SF&F # 5662, 1997, ISBN 3-453-11947-9 .
• Lois McMaster Bujold: Fiametta's Ring. Heyne SF&F # 5895, 1997, ISBN 3-453-12678-5 .
• Christopher Priest : The Magician's Cabinet . Weitbrecht, Stuttgart a. a., ISBN 3-522-72135-7 . Revised new edition as: Prestige: the masters of magic. Heyne, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-453-52211-7 .
• William Horwood : The Wolves of Time. Volume 1: The journey to the heartland. Heyne TB # 10525, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13109-6 .
• Patricia A. McKillip : The Queen of Dreams. Heyne SF&F # 5963, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13363-3 .
• Margaret Wander Bonanno : The Isle of Others. Heyne SF&F # 5286, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13978-X .
• Paula Volsky : The gates of twilight. Heyne SF&F # 9030, 1999, ISBN 3-453-14941-6 .
• Chris Claremont : Shadow Sun. Based on an idea by George Lucas . Heyne TB # 10863, 2000, ISBN 3-453-15212-3 .

literature

• Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn , Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 741.

Web links

• Michael Morgental in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Literature by and about Michael Morgental in the catalog of the German National Library