Walter Moers was born in 1957 and is a writer, cartoonist and painter. His comic strips of Das kleine Arschloch (The Little Asshole) were a runaway success and were translated into English, French and Italian. His Hitler cartoons Adolf, first published in the satirical magazine Titanic, found an immediate audience, while stirring up controversy with right-wingers. His fantasy books are read by adults and children alike. Die 13 ½ Leben des Käpt´n Blaubär was published to superb reviews and was a bestseller in Germany. Rumo, his latest novel, has been listed continuously on the bestseller charts since its publication. Previous works include: Das kleine Arschloch (Eichborn, 1990); Adolf (Eichborn, 1998); Die 13 ½ Leben des Käpt´n Blaubär (Eichborn, 1999, sold to China, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea & UK); Ensel und Krete (Eichborn, 2000, sold to China & Italy); Wilde Reise durch die Nacht (Eichborn, 2001, sold to China & UK, reviewed in new books in german); Der Fönig (Eichborn, 2002) Translation rights available from Piper Verlag GmbH Georgenstraße 4 80799 Munich Germany Tel: +49 89 30 18 01 26 Email: nicole.leppin@piper.de Contact: Nicole Leppin Applications for assistance with translation costs - Germany Piper Verlag was founded in 1904 by Reinhard Piper. Reinhard Piper published many leading contemporary authors, a tradition followed by his son and his grandson. After 1945 the programme expanded to include philosophy and non-fiction. Piper Verlag now includes the imprints Malik Verlag, Ernst Kabel Verlag and Piper Fantasy, and has been part of the Swedish group Bonnier since 1995. Authors include Ingeborg Bachmann, Gaby Hauptmann, Sten Nadolny, Gabriele Wohmann, Annette Pehnt, Jakob Hein and Radek Knapp.