Swain Wolfe
Swain Wolfe (* 1939 in Denver ) is an American writer and filmmaker . In the USA he became known for his documentaries .
He grew up in Colorado and Montana . He used to work as a lumberjack and miner and therefore has a very strong relationship with nature. Through these jobs, he got to know nature better and also got a feeling for how and what it actually is.
The woman who lives in the earth was published in 1996 as his first novel . The ending of this novel is from a dream by Swain Wolfe. This novel is often referred to as the successor to the little prince . In 1998 his second novel When the Lake Dreams the Sky was published . In 2003 he published the novel The Parrot Trainer .
Works
- The Woman Who Lives in the Earth . Harper Collins, New York 1996, ISBN 0060174110 ( The woman who lives in the earth . From the American by Otto Bayer. Limes, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-8090-2409-0 ).
- The Lake Dreams the Sky . Cliff Street Books, New York 1998, ISBN 0060174129 ( When the lake dreams the sky . From the American by Otto Bayer. Limes, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-8090-2434-1 ).
- The Parrot Trainer . St. Martin's Press, New York 2003, ISBN 0-312-31091-9 (so far only in the US)
- The Boy Who Invented Skiing . St. Martin's Press, New York 2006, ISBN 0312310935 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Swain Wolfe in the catalog of the German National Library
- official homepage
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SURNAME | Wolfe, Swain |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and filmmaker |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver |