Michael Stuhr

Michael Stuhr in September 2008

Michael Stuhr (* November 1950 in Bielefeld ) is a German writer who has published under the pseudonyms M. Arno Hagen and Mike Stuart since 1992 in the genres of satire , fantasy and youth literature . His main work is the youth adventure series "The Team", which has so far been six volumes.

The author

biography

Michael Stuhr grew up as the son of a professional soldier in various garrison towns. According to his own statements, Stuhr began reading early on, not least because of the frequently changing places of residence, as friendships could not be long-term under these conditions. Books were the more reliable friends there, he says.

After completing school, Stuhr trained as a designer of display advertising / advertising material and worked in this role for various companies and as a freelancer . From 1984 to 1994 Stuhr and his second wife ran an arts and crafts business in Bielefeld. As a result, there were numerous international contacts that occasionally made it necessary to be personally present on site. The experiences from North and West Africa in particular flow into Michael Stuhr's works time and again.

In the mid-1980s, Stuhr began to write smaller texts, some of which were published in regional periodicals . Encouraged by this, a collection of short stories was created, which was published in 1992 by Morstadt Verlag under the name “Kneipenpalaver” . The Thienemann Verlag continued in 1999 with “The City of Flying Ships” and soon afterwards with “The Call of the Steppe”, two fantasy novels, the first of which was nominated for the Pied Piper Prize of the City of Hameln . In 2001, Thienemann Verlag published the first “Team” volume under the pseudonym “Mike Stuart”, which has so far been followed by five more. Revised editions of the first four volumes appeared in 2009 under the author name Michael Stuhr. Two more volumes of "Das Team" appeared in 2010. Furthermore, in August 2010 a theme tune for the "Team" books was published.

criticism

“A nifty mix of adventure novel and social education. Entertainment literature of the best kind that can be widely recommended. "

- ekz information service on "The Camp of the Forgotten"

"... more than an exciting adventure novel for young people, it is an example of breathtaking fantasy that captivates you from prologue to epilogue ..."

- Book profiles smb for "The Call of the Steppe"

"An exciting, fantastic story, highly recommended to young and adult fantasy fans with perseverance in reading."

- Austrian library work on "City of Flying Ships"

Works

• M. Arno Hagen: Bar Palaver . Morstadt Verlag 1992, ISBN 3-88571-227-X .
• Michael Stuhr: The city of flying ships . Thienemann Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-522-17235-3 .
• Michael Stuhr: The call of the steppe . Thienemann Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-522-17374-0 .
• Michael Stuhr: The city of flying ships . Knaur Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-426-61896-6 .

Novel series The Team

• Mike Stuart: The Caribbean Pirates . Thienemann Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-522-17406-2 .
• Mike Stuart: The Forgotten Camp . Thienemann Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-522-17407-0 .
• Mike Stuart: The explosive device . Thienemann Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-522-17453-4 .
• Mike Stuart: The shaman's grave . Thienemann Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-522-17499-2 .

Revised new editions:

• Michael Stuhr: The Caribbean Pirates . Thienemann Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-522-20030-1 .
• Michael Stuhr: The camp of the forgotten . Thienemann Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-522-20031-8 .
• Michael Stuhr: The explosive device . Thienemann Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-522-20060-8
• Michael Stuhr: The shaman's grave . Thienemann Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-522-20059-2

New publications 2010:

• Michael Stuhr: The slave island . Thienemann Verlag 2010, ISBN 978-3-522-20084-4
• Michael Stuhr: The Mine of Death . Thienemann Verlag 2010, ISBN 978-3-522-20085-1

Web links

• Literature by and about Michael Stuhr in the catalog of the German National Library
• official homepage