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Edition 58 (2013) Winner
Reinhard Kleist
ラインハルト・クライスト
Rainharuto Kuraisuto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-02-11 （Hürth）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, Spanish
- Residence History
- Münster → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- graphic designer, cartoonist
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fachhochschule Münster | — | graphic design | — | — | Germany |
Fachhochschule Münster
graphic design
Country:
Germany
There he created his albums "Lovecraft," "Dorian" and as a thesis "Abenteur eines Weichenstellers".
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Max-and-Moritz-Prize | Dorian | best German-language Comic Album | International Comics Salon in Erlangen | winner |
Max-and-Moritz-Prize
1996
Work:
Dorian
Category:
best German-language Comic Album
Organization:
International Comics Salon in Erlangen
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Elvis
2006 graphic novelBiography of Elvis Presley.
biographymusic
Translations
- English
Havanna
2008 graphic novelStreet scenes from Havana compiled in a graphic novel.
Cubadaily life
Translations
- English
Der Boxer
2011 graphic novelStory of Jewish boxer Harry Haft.
Holocaustboxing
Translations
- English
Der Traum von Olympia
2015 graphic novelStory of Somali runner Samia Yusuf Omar.
sportsimmigration
Translations
- English
Nick Cave: Mercy on Me
2017 graphic novelGraphic biography of musician Nick Cave.
biographymusic
Bibliography
- Minna
- Lovecraft
- Das Festmahl
- Dorian
- Amerika
- Fucked
- Steeplechase
- Paul
- Das Grauen im Gemäuer
- Berlinoir Band 1: Scherbenmund
- Berlinoir Band 2: Mord!
- Berlinoir Band 3: Narbenstadt
- Cash – I See a Darkness
- ELVIS – Die illustrierte Biographie
- The Secrets of Coney Island
- Havanna
- Castro
- Der Boxer
- 1914. Ein Maler zieht in den Krieg
- Der Traum von Olympia
- Nick Cave: Mercy on Me
Translations of Works
- Several books translated into English, French or Arabic
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- graphic novel styleblack and white ink drawings
- Recurring Motifs
- biographiesurban landscapeshistorical events
Legacy
Known as a prominent German graphic novel artist, acclaimed for numerous biographical works.
Trivia
- In 2008, learned Spanish to travel to Cuba and sketched Havana street scenes.