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Andreas Eschbach

アンドレアス・エシュバッハ

Andoreasu Eshubakku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1959-09-15 （Ulm）
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Software engineer
Active Years
1991-

Education

University of Stuttgart
Aerospace engineering
Country: Germany
Studied aerospace engineering and later worked as a software engineer

Awards

Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
Result: 受賞 (9作品)
Deutscher Science Fiction Preis
Result: 受賞 (4作品)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Carpet Makers

1995 Science fiction

Story of carpet makers weaving rugs from human hair in a dictatorial empire.

DictatorshipCraftsmanshipSF
Translations
  • English

Jesus Video

1998 Science fiction

A video tape recording Jesus' life is discovered.

ReligionTechnologyHistory
Adaptations
  • [Television] Jesus Video (2002)
Translations
  • Japanese

One Trillion Dollars

2001 Science fiction thriller

Discovery of a one trillion dollar bill shakes the world economy.

EconomyConspiracy
Adaptations
  • [Radio] Eine Billion Dollar (2003)
Translations
  • English

Lord of All Things

2011 Science fiction

A boy builds a robot that changes the world.

TechnologyWarPeace
Translations
  • English

Bibliography

  • Die Haarteppichknüpfer
  • Solarstation
  • Jesus Video
  • Kelwitts Stern
  • Quest
  • Eine Billion Dollar
  • Exponentialdrift
  • Der Letzte seiner Art
  • Der Nobelpreis
  • Ausgebrannt
  • Ein König für Deutschland
  • Herr aller Dinge
  • Todesengel
  • Der Jesus-Deal
  • Teufelsgold
  • NSA - Nationales Sicherheits-Amt

Adaptations

  • Jesus Video adapted for German television in 2002
  • Eine Billion Dollar adapted for German radio in 2003

Translations of Works

  • Novels translated into English, French, Italian, Russian, Serbian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed scientific and technical descriptionsThriller tensionIntegration of fantastic elements
Recurring Motifs
Future technologyConflict between religion and scienceEconomic and political conspiracies

Legacy

One of the most prominent German SF authors, with nine Kurd-Laßwitz Awards and four Deutscher Science Fiction Preises. Works translated internationally and adapted for TV and radio.

Trivia

  • Began writing at age 12
  • First professional short story 'Dolls' published in 1991 in C't magazine
  • Studied aerospace engineering and worked as software engineer before becoming full-time writer
  • Contributed to Perry Rhodan series