Robin Cook (Author)
Robert Brian "Robin" Cook (born May 4, 1940 in New York City ) is an American doctor and author .
Life
Cook graduated from Wesleyan University and attended Columbia University Medical School . He served his internship at Harvard University . After his first novel hit the international bestseller lists, he took a leave of absence from his duties at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary . In his books he deals with topics of medicine and public health . Some of his books such as Koma and The Curse of the Sphinx were made into films. The TV adaptations of some of his novels for NBC-TV and CBS-TV have not yet been shown in Germany.
He is not identical to the British author Robin Cook (1931-1994), who published under the pseudonym Derek Raymond Hardboiled thrillers.
Robin Cook now lives as a freelance writer with his wife Barbara in Florida .
bibliography
- Jack Stapleton - Laurie Montgomery (Novel Series)
- 1 Blindsight (1991)
- German: Blind. Translated by Wolfgang Rhiel. Bertelsmann, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-570-02111-4 . Also as: blind mad. Translated by Wolfgang Rhiel. Goldmann # 42944, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-442-42944-7 .
- 2 Contagion (1995)
- German: Deadly Shops. Translated by Kristian Lutze. Blanvalet, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7645-0026-3 . also as: Das Labor. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Goldmann # 43312, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-442-43312-6 .
- 3 Chromosomes 6 (1997)
- German: Chromosome 6. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Goldmann # 35220, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-35220-7 .
- 4 Vector (1999)
- German: The expert. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Goldmann # 35324, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-35324-6 . Also called: Anthrax. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Bertelsmann Club, Gütersloh 2000.
- 5 markers (2005)
- German: Labor des Teufels. Translated by Helmut Splinter. Blanvalet # 36503, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-442-36503-6 .
- 6 Crisis (2006)
- German: Crisis. Translated by Nathalie Lemmens. Blanvalet # 36860, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-442-36860-0 .
- 7 Critical (2007)
- German: The plague of God. Translated by Leo Strohm. Blanvalet # 37158, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-37158-7 .
- 8 Foreign Body (2008)
- English: The hand of evil. Translated by Leo Strohm. Blanvalet # 37159, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-37159-4 .
- 9 intervention (2009)
- German: autopsy. Translated by Wolfgang Thon. Blanvalet, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-442-37705-3 .
- 10 Cure (2010)
- German: test phase. Translated by Anne Döbel-Geiken. Blanvalet # 37912, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-37912-5 .
- 11 Pandemic (2018)
- 12 Genesis (2019)
- Pia Grazdani (series of novels)
- 1 Death Benefit (2011)
- German: An expensive death. Translated by Anne Döbel-Geiken. Blanvalet # 38328, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-442-38323-8 .
- 2 Nano (2012)
- Novels
- The Year of the Intern (1972)
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Coma (1977)
- German: Koma. Translated by Martin Lewitt. Ullstein, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-550-06295-8 .
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Sphinx (1979)
- German: Sphinx. Translated by Horst Pukallus . Droemer-Knaur, Munich, Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-426-19024-9 . Also called: The Curse of the Sphinx. Translated by Horst Pukallus. Droemer Knaur (Knaur-Taschenbücher # 748), Munich and Zurich 1981, ISBN 3-426-00748-7 .
- Brain (1980)
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Fever (1982)
- German: fever. Translated by Hans Ewald Dede. Hestia, Bayreuth 1983, ISBN 3-7770-0251-8 .
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Godplayer (1983)
- German: Gott Spieler. Translated by Claus Fischer. Hestia, Bayreuth 1985, ISBN 3-7770-0302-6 . Also as: Exitus. Translated by Claus Fischer. Deutsche Bücherbund, Stuttgart and Munich 1987, DNB 880854278 . Also as: The Executor. Translated by Claus Fischer. Weltbild, Augsburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89897-917-7 .
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Mindbend (1985)
- German: Pharmakon. Translated by Hans Jürgen Jacobs. Hestia, Bayreuth 1988, ISBN 3-7770-0375-1 . Also as: fatal side effect. Translated by Hans Jürgen Jacobs. Weltbild, Augsburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89897-323-6 .
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Outbreak (1987)
- German: Virus. Translated by Diethard H. Klein. Hestia, Bayreuth 1989, ISBN 3-7770-0383-2 .
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Mortal Fear (1988)
- German: agony. Translated by Diethard H. Klein. Hestia, Bayreuth 1990, ISBN 3-7770-0423-5 .
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Mutation (1989)
- German: Das Ungeheuer. Translated by Joachim Pente. Hestia, Rastatt 1991, ISBN 3-89457-008-3 . Also as: The other child. Translated by Joachim Pente. Weltbild, Augsburg 2006, ISBN 3-89897-322-0 .
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Harmful Intent (1989)
- German: anesthetic murder. Translated by Rainer Schmidt and Joachim Pente. Hestia, Rastatt 1992, ISBN 3-89457-029-6 .
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Vital Signs (1991)
- German: Trauma. Translated by Ekkehart Reinke. Lübbe (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 11915), Bergisch Gladbach 1996, ISBN 3-404-11915-0 .
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Terminal (1992)
- German: Incurable. Translated by Kristian Lutze. Bertelsmann Club, Gütersloh, Vienna and Stuttgart 1994, DNB 942594142 .
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Fatal Cure (1994)
- German: Angel of Death. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Goldmann # 43136, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-442-43136-0 .
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Acceptable Risk (1995)
- German: The experiment. Translated by Bärbel Arnold and Heinz Zwack. Goldmann # 43447, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-442-43447-5 .
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Invasion (1997)
- German: Grünes Poison. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Bertelsmann Club, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Zug and Vienna 1998, DNB 955507812 .
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Toxin (1998)
- German: Toxin. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Goldmann # 35157, 2000, ISBN 3-442-35157-X .
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Abduction (2000)
- German: Tauchstation. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Goldmann # 35681, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-442-35681-4 .
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Shock (2001)
- German: shock. Translated by Bärbel Arnold. Goldmann # 35771, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-442-35771-3 .
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Seizure (2002)
- German: The operation. Translated by Leo Strohm. Blanvalet # 36079, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-36079-X .
- Cell (2014)
- Host (2015)
- Charlatans (2017)
Film adaptations
- 1977: Coma
- 1981: The Curse of the Sphinx ( Sphinx )
- 1985: Murderous Angel ( On ne meurt que deux fois )
- 1993: Murder in the operating room ( Harmful intent )
- 1994: The Doctor and the Killer ( Robin Cook's Mortal Fear ) - based on the novel The Fear of Death
- 1995: The killer virus - Death flows in your veins ( Formula for death ) - based on the novel Outbreak
- 1995: The Killer Clinic ( Robin Cook's Terminal )
- 1997: Lethal Invasion - Attack of the alien viruses ( Invasion )
- 2001: Robin Cook's Acceptable Risk
- 2001: The Drug - The Experiment
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. 341.
- John Clute : Cook, Robin. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition).
Web links
- Literature by and about Robin Cook in the catalog of the German National Library
- Robin Cook in the German biography
- Robin Cook in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Robin Cook in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- Robin Cook in the Bibliography of German Science Fiction ( Books )
- Robin Cook in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Robin Cook in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Works by and about Robin Cook (Author) at Open Library
- Robin Cook website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cook, Robin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cook, Robert Brian (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American doctor and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |