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Frank Witzel

フランク・ウィッツェル

Furanku Witteru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-01-01 (Wiesbaden, Hesse)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Wiesbaden → Offenbach am Main

Career

Occupations
writer, illustrator, radio presenter, musician
Active Years
1975-2025
Influenced By
Thomas Pynchon

Education

Musical Conservatory in Wiesbaden
Music
Country: Germany

Awards

Robert Gernhardt Prize
2012
Work: Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969
Result: 受賞
German Book Prize
2015
Work: Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969
Result: 受賞
Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
2025
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969

2015 Novel 800 pages

A manic-depressive teenager invents the Red Army Faction in the summer of 1969. Mixes conspiracy, history, and pop culture.

conspiracy theoryhistorypop culturemental illness

Bluemoon Baby

2001 Novel

Breakthrough novel with elements of espionage, politics, and pop culture.

espionagepoliticspop culture

Revolution und Heimarbeit

2003 Novel

Novel about revolution and home work.

revolutionsociety

Bibliography

  • Die fernen Orte des Versagens (2023)
  • Inniger Schiffbruch (2020)
  • Grund unter Grund (2017)
  • Direkt danach und kurz davor (2017)
  • Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969 (2015)
  • Vondenloh (2008)
  • Revolution und Heimarbeit (2003)
  • Bluemoon Baby (2001)
  • Stille Tage in Cliché (1978)

Translations by Author

  • Billie Holiday: Lady sings the blues (2013)
  • Raoul Vaneigem: Das Buch der Lüste (1984)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
conspiracy theory and espionage elementsmix of pop culture and literary theorywitty and formally daring
Recurring Motifs
politicshistorymental illnesspop culture

Legacy

Established unique contemporary historical perspective in German literature. Winner of German Book Prize and others.