Uwe Laub
Uwe Laub (born April 13, 1971 in Timișoara , Romania ) is a German writer of science and environmental thrillers.
Career
Laub was born in Timisoara. He was two years old when his parents went to Germany with him. Laub initially worked for two years as a market maker at the Deutsche Terminbörse , then several years in the pharmaceutical field service, and since 2010 he has been running the family business (pharmaceutical service provider) independently. His love is for writing. He does extensive research for his science thriller. His novel »Sturm« became a bestseller and made it to number 14 on the Spiegel bestseller list. Laub is a member of the authors' club "The Fat Poets". He is married with a grown-up daughter and lives and works in Munich and Fort Myers (USA). His novel »Sturm« was translated into Estonian in 2019 .
Works
Books
- 2020: Leben , Heyne, Munich, ISBN 978-3-641-23513-0
- 2018: Sturm , Heyne, Munich, ISBN 978-3-641-19115-3 (translated into Estonian 2019 as Torm , Verlag Ühinenud Ajakirjad, ISBN 978-9949-631-81-0 )
- 2014: The Wall , Ebook in self-publishing together with Thomas Thiemeyer , Boris von Smercek , Rainer Wekwerth , Oliver Kern , Hermann A. Oppermann
- 2013: Blow out , Ullstein, Berlin , ISBN 978-3-8437-0643-8
Audio books
- 2020: Leben , der Hörverlag, 604 min., Unabridged, read by Achim Buch , ISBN 978-3-8445-3908-0
- 2018: storm . der Hörverlag, 587 min., unabridged, read by Stefan Kaminski , ISBN 978-3-8445-2834-3
Awards
- Sturm nominated for Best German Novel 2019 at the German Fantastic Prize
Web links
- Literature by and about Uwe Laub in the catalog of the German National Library
- Uwe foliage in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- official homepage
Individual evidence
- Jump up to 14th place on the Spiegel bestseller list. Buchreport.de, accessed on April 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Club members. "The Fat Poets", accessed April 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Uwe Laub. Random House Publishing Group, Retrieved April 12, 2019 .
- ↑ German Fantastic Prize 2019 - Longlist. Retrieved April 22, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Laub, Uwe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Timișoara , Romania |