Paul Martin (Author)
Paul Martin (born September 13, 1958 in Kufstein , Tyrol ; actually Johannes Paul Martin Zimmer ) is an Austrian writer . He has published several detective novels and writes poetry and short stories. When he started his writing career, he used his middle and third name as a pseudonym .
Life
Childhood and youth
Johannes Paul Martin Zimmer was born as the son of the textile machine manufacturer Rudolf Johannes Paul Zimmer and his wife, Claudia Elisabeth Zimmer, née Heyberger, from Alsace, in Kufstein, Tyrol. Only a few months after his birth, the family moved to Klagenfurt , Carinthia, where the father built a machine factory.
Professional career
Paul Martin's older brother Roland Zimmer had already emigrated to the USA in the early 1980s and had taken over the local branch of his father's company, Zimmer Machinery Corporation as managing director, and later as owner. He caught up with Paul Martin to systematically expand the local market across the board.
Writer and literary official
In 2011 Paul Martin attributed his first crime novel, which was published in Marchtrenk in Marchtrenk by the Upper Austrian crime publisher Federfrei . “The betting mafia” and “The Order” followed in the following year. Paul Martin then moved to Emons Verlag in Cologne. In 2014 the "Kärntner Rache" appeared and in 2015 "Kärntner Killer".
Paul Martin has been involved in the general literature business since 2013 . Together with his fellow writer Roland Zingerle, he founded the Carinthian Writing School , of which he is the administrative director.
Together with fellow writer Gerald Eschenauer, he founded the Buch13 association , which organizes readings for young authors every month.
He joined the board of the Klagenfurt Group . This association particularly supported young and unknown authors, but was dissolved at the beginning of 2015 due to differences among the board members.
In 2014 he organized and hosted the first Carinthian crime festival together with Roland Zingerle .
Paul Martin is a member of the largest German-speaking crime fiction association Das Syndikat , is on the board of the platform of Austrian crime authors and a member of the IG Authors and Literary Mechana.
Works
- The betting mafia. Verlag Federfrei, Marchtrenk 2012, ISBN 978-3-902784-21-6 .
- The medal. Verlag Federfrei, Marchtrenk 2013, ISBN 978-3-902784-27-8 .
- Carinthian revenge. Verlag Emons, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-95451-283-6 .
- Carinthian killer. Verlag Emons, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-95451-531-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zimmer Machinery Corporation ( 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.
- ↑ Carinthian Writing School ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2017 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.
- ↑ Book 13
- ↑ Klagenfurt Group
- ↑ Kärntner Krimifestival 2014 ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Martin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Paul Martin
- Crime Festival of the Carinthian Writing School
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zimmer, Johannes Paul Martin (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kufstein , Tyrol |