Thomas Brussig
Thomas Brussig(born 1964) is a German writer best known for his satirical novels that deal with theGerman Democratic Republic.
Life[edit]
Brussig was born inEast Berlin.After attending the "Heinrich-Hertz"School, he went on to train as a builder. In 1984 he finished school and training, and served in the East GermanNational People's Army(German:Nationale Volksarmeeor NVA). Brussig found it difficult to wield a weapon and had a hard time. He worked as a museum guard, cleaner and hotel porter among a variety of other odd jobs until the early 90s. In 1990 he studied sociology at theFree University of Berlin.He changed universities 3 years later to study the art of film-making. He graduated in the year 2000.
Thomas Brussig commutes back and forth from Berlin to Mecklenburg as a writer and is married.
Works[edit]
Brussig's first novel,Wasserfarben( "Watercolors" ) was published in 1991 under the pseudonym "Cordt Berneburger." In 1995, he published his breakthrough novel,Helden wie wir(Heroes Like Us,FSG 1997), which dealt with the fall of the Berlin Wall. The book was a critical and commercial success and was later turned into a movie.[1]Two movies of his books have been released, "Helden wie wir" and "Sonnenallee".
Bibliography[edit]
- Brussig, Thomas (2016).Wasserfarben Roman(in German). Berlin: Aufbau Taschenbuch Verlag.ISBN978-3-7466-3205-6.OCLC929992845.
- Brussig, Thomas (2015).Helden wie wir Roman(in German). Fischer.ISBN978-3-10-403760-8.OCLC993037044.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Brussig, Thomas (2001).Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee(in German). Frankfurt am Main.ISBN3-596-14847-2.OCLC48094410.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Brussig, Thomas (2005).Leben bis Männer(in German). Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag.ISBN3-596-16962-3.OCLC237770616.
- Brussig, Thomas (2004).Wie es leuchtet. Roman(in German). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer.ISBN3-10-009580-4.OCLC56583257.
- Brussig, Thomas (2007).Berliner Orgie.München: Piper.ISBN978-3-492-05037-1.OCLC86075439.
- Brussig, Thomas (2007).Schiedsrichter Fertig: Eine Litanei(in German). St. Pölten: Residenz.ISBN978-3-7017-1481-0.OCLC173602240.
Filmography[edit]
- 1999:Sonnenallee– Dir.Leander Haußmann(withDetlev Buck,Robert Stadlober,Alexander Beyer)
- 1999:Heroes Like Us– Dir.Sebastian Peterson
Awards[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website
- ub.fu-berlin.de– Thomas Brussig link collection
- Thomas BrussigatIMDb
References[edit]
- ^"Thomas Brussig".Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2010.Retrieved20 July2010.
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