Stephan Knösel
Stephan Knösel (born October 28, 1970 ) is a German writer for young people and screenwriter.
Life
Stephan Knösel worked in a video store for years after graduating from high school and serving in the armed forces. On the side he wrote and made short films until he received a scholarship from the script workshop at the University of Television and Film in Munich in 2000 . He has been working as a freelance screenwriter since 2001, primarily for Bayerischer Rundfunk .
His first novel “Echte Cowboys” was published in 2010. He received a literary grant from the City of Munich, the Bavarian Art Prize for Literature and the 2011 Kranichsteiner youth literature grant.
Knösel lives in Munich with his wife and two sons.
Books
- Real Cowboys, Beltz Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-407-74251-3
- Jackpot, Beltz Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-407-74344-2
- The absolutely most beautiful girl in the world and I, Beltz Verlag, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-407-81183-7
- Master of Disaster: Chaos is my second name, Beltz Verlag, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-407-82355-7
Filmography
- 2002: Tauern gold
- 2002: Jennerwein
- 2003: glass sky
- 2006: How light tastes (with Maurus vom Scheidt )
- since 2007 Dahoam is Dahoam
Web links
- Stephan Knösel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stephan Knösel in the Bavarian literature portal (project of the Bavarian State Library )
- Personal website
- Stephan Knösel on 3sat.de
- Reviews of Jackpot - Whoever dreams, loses on KinderundJugendmedien.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knösel, Stephan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer for young people and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1970 |