Ralf Günther (writer)

2010 in Frankfurt am Main

Ralf Günther (born September 21, 1967 in Cologne ) is a German writer and screenwriter . He is best known for historical novels and children's books.

biography

Ralf Günther studied theater, film and television studies at the University of Cologne from 1989 to 1995 , as well as German and pedagogy . He financed his studies through various jobs. During this time he began to write his first texts for television and radio. From 1990 on he worked as a writer for television (e.g. WDR ), for the stage and print media and for radio .

Ralf Günther has been a freelance writer since 1993. He writes crime novels, cabaret texts, radio plays as well as non-fiction and children's books. He became known through his successful historical novels "Der Leibarzt" and "Die Pestburg".

Günther moved with his family to Dresden in 1993 and later to Hamburg . Günther now lives separated from his wife. He lives in Bad Gottleuba.

Works

Novels

• When Bach came to Dresden , Kindler, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-463-40706-7
• Jesusmariaundjosef! , Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-499-25717-9
• The Turkish mistress , List, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-471-35070-6
• Oh you happy! , Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-499-25779-7
• The horticultural artist. A Fürst Pückler novel . List , Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-471-35024-9
• The thief of Dresden. Historical detective novel , List, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-471-79555-2
• Die Theatergräfin , List, Berlin 2005
• The Pestburg , Heyne Verlag , 2003
• The personal physician , Heyne, 2001
• Kamelle , Emons Verlag , 1993
• A box full of Christmas , Kindler, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-463-40697-8

Novella

• The bathers of Moritzburg, Kindler, 2017

Children's books

• The Christmas market miracle , Kindler, 2015
• Cool pitchers , Emons, 1996
• A Little Cologne Children's Story , Emons, 1994
• A little Cologne Christmas story , Emons, 1993

Other publications (selection)

• Time travel to the Orient (illustrated book), Verlag Die Scheune, Dresden 2005
• The secrets of Cologne Cathedral (non-fiction book), Emons, May 1998
• Blood on the Shoe (by Ralf Günther and Leonhard Koppelmann, detective radio play), Westdeutscher Rundfunk, January 1996
• Sunny times (detective radio play), Bayerischer Rundfunk
• Skits and gags, e.g. B. for “Dirk Bach Show” (RTL), “RTL Night Show”, “Harald Schmidt Show” (SAT 1), “Salto Kommunale” (ZDF) and for cabarets in Cologne, Bonn, Dresden and Chemnitz
• Scripts for shows such as “1, 2 or 3” (ZDF), “TKKG - The Detective Club” (ZDF / Kika), “Tabaluga tivi” (ZDF / Kika) or for “Die Kinder vom Alstertal” (NDR, since 2002)
• Collaboration on the feature film "Hagen in Berlin" (RTL), 1998
• Co-development and skits of the children's comedy series “Die Couchmanns” (ZDF / Kika) 2001
• Co-development and scripts for “Brennewitz” (Sitcom / MDR) since 2002

Web links

• Internet presence
• Literature by and about Ralf Günther in the catalog of the German National Library