Veronika Rusch

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Veronika Rusch (* 1968 ) is a German lawyer and writer . She writes novels, short stories and plays under her name and under the pseudonyms Fiona Blum , Jules Vitrac and Franziska Weidinger .

Her first book, The Law of Wolves , was published in 2008.

Life

Veronika Rusch studied law and languages ​​( Italian and Spanish ) at the University of Passau and after completing her studies, worked as a lawyer mainly in the field of international law and European law. For several years she has been working exclusively as a freelance writer. Her works are diverse and range from thrillers and detective novels to women's literature . She has also written several plays and crime dinners. Her books and short stories have received multiple awards.

Veronika Rusch is committed against racism and xenophobia , and participated u. a. in a YouTube campaign by the association Künstler mit Herz on the occasion of the state elections in Bavaria 2018, as well as in a campaign by the Huffington Post on the occasion of the refugee crisis in 2015.

reception

Veronika Rusch is successful with her novels in very different genres and her novels have been unanimously praised by critics and readers.

  • “Fiona Blum describes a love story that doesn't really begin until the last sentence of the book - and yet it paves the way throughout the novel. Because Federica and Davide are driven towards each other by fate, calmly but firmly, and a damaged little cat is allowed to play Cupid. What could have been kitschy is anything but that here: Love on three paws is a poetic, touching novel in the best sense of the word, whose idiosyncratic, sensitive characters enchant the reader as does the setting in Rome. "
  • “Veronika Rusch also shows herself to be a good storyteller in her third book in the series. She is able to captivate the reader, her plot seems well thought out and well researched. The dialogues are coherent and sensitive, appropriate to the sometimes gloomy content. "
  • Deadly Alsace has everything that we associate with this beautiful region: pure nature, old half-timbered houses, good food, wine and lots of charm. The crime thriller also has a very different and yet very effective pair of investigators who are also convincing in its third case. And it has a downright eerie story - beautifully scary in a contemplative setting.

Works

As Veronika Rusch

  • 2008: The Law of Wolves
  • 2009: fratricide
  • 2010: soul poison
  • 2010: The death gift

As Fiona Blum

  • 2015: love on three paws
  • 2017: Spring in Paris
  • 2018: the sea so close

As Franziska Weidinger

  • 2013: No sow loves me
  • 2015: Chickens also dream of love

As Jules Vitrac

  • 2016: Murder in Alsace
  • 2018: The Devil of Eguisheim
  • 2019: Deadly Alsace

Prices

  • 2009 Agatha Christie detective award: Veronika Rusch, high water
  • 2013 nomination for the DELIA Literature Prize: Franziska Weidinger, No sow loves me
  • 2015 Ralf Bender Short Crime Award: Veronika Rusch Across the border
  • 2016 DELIA Literature Prize: Fiona Blum Love on three paws
  • 2018 nomination longlist DELIA literature prize: Spring in Paris

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fiona Blum - Vita. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung: And there are more and more. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Fiona Blum Archive. In: by arp. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
  4. ^ Literatur-Couch Medien GmbH & Co KG: Soul poison. January 1, 2010, accessed July 14, 2020 .
  5. ^ Saarländischer Rundfunk: Jules Vitrac: Deadly Alsace . January 10, 2019, accessed July 14, 2020 .


personal data
SURNAME Rusch, Veronika
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blum, Fiona (pseudonym); Weidinger, Franziska (pseudonym); Vitrac, Jules (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1968