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Walter Moers
was born in 1957 and is a writer,
cartoonist and painter. He has been
publishing since 1984 and won
the hearts of countless readers,
particularly with his fantasy books
which are read by adults and
children alike. His fantasy novels
like Die13½ Leben des Käpt’n
Blaubär and Rumo were published
to superb reviews and have been
bestsellers in Germany. Walter Moers
is the creator of characters like
Captain Bluebear, the Little Asshole
and the Hitler cartoon character
Adolf. The idea for his latest novel
came to him on an expedition to
the second-hand bookshops on the
East Coast of America.
Previous works include:
Das kleine Arschloch (Eichborn,
1990); Adolf (Eichborn, 1998);
Die 13½ Leben des Käpt’n Blaubär
(Eichborn, 1999, published in English
by Secker & Warburg as The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear); Ensel
und Krete (Eichborn, 2000, sold to
China & Italy); Wilde Reise durch
die Nacht (Eichborn, 2001, published
in English by Secker & Warburg as
A Wild Ride through the Night,
reviewed in new books in german); Der Fönig
(Eichborn, 2002); Rumo (Piper, 2003,
published in English by Secker &
Warburg as Rumo, reviewed in new books in german)
Translation
rights available from
Applications for assistance with translation costs - Germany 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, Walter Moers and Radek Knapp.
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