Timothy McNeal
Timothy McNeal , actually Hermann Alfred Schumacher , (born September 15, 1944 in Gumbinnen , East Prussia ; † February 24, 2011 in Alzey ) was a German writer and English scholar . He wrote mystery, science fiction and crime novels as well as poems in German and English. He spent a large part of his life in Alzey / Rheinhessen, where, in addition to his writing activities, he worked as a high school teacher, translator and police interpreter.
Awards
Timothy McNeal has received several awards. Among other things, he received the following prizes:
- Karlheinz Urban Medal 1981
- Featured Poet 1995 - Sparrowgras Poetry Newsletter (USA)
- Freiburg Stories Prize 1997
- Featured International Writer 1997-Verses (USA)
- Anthology Poetry Prize 2000 - literature.de
- Poet of the Month - angelfire.com (USA)
He was also nominated for the Fantastik-Preis Wetzlar 1998-2000 and the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis 1999/2000.
Works: poetry
- From Erewohn to Xanadu , poems, 1981
- Seasonal drafts , poems, 1981
- Albedo , Gedichte / Poems (bilingual, English / German), 1983
- Twilight , Poems, 1986
- Timeless Without Time , Poems, 2002
Works: prose
The ACB Mystery Series:
- The color of sulfur , 1997
- The death of the physicist , 1998
- The Prince's grave , 1999
- The ChronosChronicle , 2000
- Equinox , 2001
The VES Mystery Series:
- The VorholzFürstin , 2002
- The PointZero Experiment , 2003
- Rheinhessen Celts , 2004
- MillenniumMonster , 2005
- Trial 5 , 2006
- RheinhessenRequiem (detective novel), 2008
The Sphaeronaut Trology:
- First volume - LakeLand , 2010 (also as an audio book)
- Second volume - Quantenflüsterer , 2010 (also as an audio book)
- Third Volume - CherokeeCharade , 2010 (also as an audio book)
- The HEAR protocol (SF novel), 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice , accessed on May 19, 2011
Web links
- Literature by and about Timothy McNeal in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
- Timothy McNeal at NITZSCHE
- Portrait at fictionfantasy
- Portrait at LiteraturBüro Mainz for Rhineland-Palatinate
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McNeal, Timothy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schumacher, Hermann Alfred (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and English scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gumbinnen , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 2011 |
| Place of death | Alzey |