Tom Wolf (writer)

The writer and journalist Tom Wolf

Tom Wolf (born March 22, 1964 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe ) is a German literary scholar and writer .

Life

Tom Wolf was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. Wolf dropped out of the physics and mathematics studies he had begun at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 1983 after one semester. He instead took in 1984 at the University of Bamberg the study of literature and philosophy on, moved in the same year at the University of Marburg , 1985 to the University of Tübingen , where he received a master's thesis on the understanding of nature in 1993 Alfred Doblin wrote , and in 1996 a doctoral thesis on Goethe criticism during Goethe's lifetime .

Between 1988 and 1990, Wolf and Ralf Jeutter published the German-English literary magazine “proposition” . From 2000 to 2001 he was a lecturer at Vincent Klink in Stuttgart . During this time he edited the literary and culinary quarterly “ Chief Own Hearth ” .

1996–1999 he carried out intensive Mörike studies, the results of which were published in 2001 in book form. In 2000 he moved to Berlin and began writing crime novels . He also wrote as a freelance journalist for daily newspapers, especially for the taz and the Frankfurter Rundschau .

In 2011 Wolf changed his place of residence and moved to Putlitz in the Prignitz , where he bought the house "14 Hasen".

Prussian thriller

Wolf became known through the so-called "Prussian thrillers", which also received attention as adaptations for radio ( RBB , Deutschlandradio Kultur) and theater (Opernpalais, Berlin).

Honoré Langustier , a chef from Alsace, was invited to Berlin by Friedrich II in 1740 and served the king as the second court chef until his death in 1786. He also solves murders.

In the langoustine thrillers, invention mixes with historical facts. In the appendix, the author separates what is certain from what is invented. In addition, Wolf always gathers interesting facts and curiosities about the respective year in which the fictional plot is set in the “historical keywords”.

In the stories of Langustier's fictional adventures, there are numerous references to the haute cuisine of the 18th century, as it was valued at the Prussian court. The Prussian crime novels are published by be.bra Verlag in Berlin . At the same time, the cookbook “Preußen-Krimi-Kochbuch - Cooking Like Langustier” by Ronny Pietzner and Harry Balkow-Gölitzer was published by the same publisher in 2009 .

Hanse thriller

With his book Die Bestie im Turm (The Beast in the Tower) Wolf presented a " Hanseatic Thriller", which deals with the dispute between the Hanseatic city of Goslar and the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel over Rammelsberg in 1527. Wolf's second "Hanse Krimi" The Beer War thematizes family problems and economic competition among Salzwedel brewers against the background of the Bierzies uprising in 1488 in the Altmark towns and its suppression by Elector Johann von Brandenburg . The third Wolf'sche "Hansekrimi", Feuersetzen , takes place again in Goslar and deals with the end of the dispute over the Rammelsberg .

Awards

• 1995: 1st prize in the interdisciplinary literature competition of the Association of German Engineers (VDI)
• 2001: Hermann Lenz grant
• 2005: Wolf received the Berlin Crime Prize "Reinickendorfer Krimi-Fuchs"
• 2006: Wolf was the 23rd town clerk in Rheinsberg .

swell

• Biographical notes on the author. In: golden blonde. Devastating folly (see below)
• Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar , 1988ff.
• Kürschner's German Literature Calendar , CD-ROM, 2008

Works

Scientific works

• Once I live like gods !!! ... Research on Arno Schmidt's “Republic of Scholars” . Bangert & Metzler, Frankfurt am Main 1987, ISBN 3-924147-15-9 .
• The dimension of nature in Alfred Döblin's early work . Roderer, Regensburg 1993, ISBN 3-89073-645-9 .
• Pustkuchen and Goethe . The polemic as a productive confusion . (Studies on German literary history; 101). Niemeyer, Tübingen 1999, ISBN 3-484-32101-6 (plus dissertation, University of Tübingen 1996).
• Brothers, Spirits and Fossils. Eduard Mörike's experiences of the environment (studies on German literary history; 108). Niemeyer, Tübingen 2001, ISBN 3-484-32108-3 .

Travel literature

• with Rike Wolf: 111 places in Brandenburg that you have to see. Emons, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-95451-235-5 .
• with Rike Wolf: 111 places in Frankfurt that you have to see. Emons, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-95451-342-0 .
• 111 places in Potsdam that you have to see. Emons, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-95451-419-9
• Brandenburg wine country. be.bra verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-86124-695-4

Fiction

• Prussian thriller
  • Royal blue. Murder in all its forms . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89809-009-4 .
  • Purple. Deadly Passion . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89809-013-2 .
  • Jet black. Scepter and Mordio . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89809-018-3 .
  • Sulfur yellow. Murderous cold . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89809-019-1 .
  • Emerald green. Devilish plans . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89809-026-4 .
  • Silver gray. Bloody games . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89809-028-0 .
  • Golden blonde. Devastating folly . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-89809-501-0 .
  • Nutmeg brown. Scattered company . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89809-504-5 .
  • Chalk white. Final screams . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-89809-512-9 .
  • Crystal clear. Murder a la carte . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-89809-514-3 .
  • The red salon. Gerardine de Lalande is investigating . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-89809-517-4 .
  • The last bastion. Gerardine de Lalande is investigating . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-89809-519-8 .
  • Glowing orange. Consuming flames . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-89809-523-5 .
  • The Spanish medallion. A Gerardine de Lalande crime thriller . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-89809-525-9 .
  • Rose Pompadour. Murder in Versailles . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-89809-531-0 .
  • Night purple. Much murder for nothing . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-89809-516-7 .
• Hanse thriller
  • The beast in the tower . Verlag Die Hanse (EVA), Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-434-52826-5 .
  • The beer war . Verlag Die Hanse (EVA), Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-434-52827-2 .
  • Setting fire . Verlag Die Hanse (EVA), Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-434-52829-6 .
• Contemporary crime fiction
  • Märkish blood . Emons, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-95451-454-0 .
  • Red September . be.bra verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-89809-542-6 .
• Other
  • Sprinkles. The real biography of an imaginary self . Genista-Verlag, Tübingen 1994, ISBN 3-930171-03-1 .
  • The last word. Wood-free memories and texts with an inheritance . Genista-Verlag, Tübingen 1994, ISBN 3-930171-02-3 .
  • The knight of the grail and the bat. Fabulous pieces and conglomerates based on old models . With drawings by Cora Fischer. Genista-Verlag, Tübingen 1994, ISBN 3-930171-01-5 .

Footnotes

1. ↑ Cf. Tom Wolf: How much fiction can the king tolerate? Rheinsberger Bogen 23, Kurt Tucholsky Literature Museum, Rheinsberg Castle, 2006.

Web links

• Literature by and about Tom Wolf in the catalog of the German National Library
• Current website from Tom Wolf
• Short biography (PDF; 72 kB)