John von Düffel was born in Göttingen in 1966 and is currently the resident dramatist at Hamburg’s Thalia Theatre. His prize-winning debut novel Vom Wasser was published in 1998 and since then he has published three further novels. Translated editions of his work are published by: Otava (Finland), Albin Michel (France), Mondadori (Italy), Dulnyouk Publishing (Korea), Del Bronce (Spain), Prometheus (The Netherlands), New Sprouts Publishing (Taiwan) Translation rights available from: DuMont Literatur und Kunst Verlag Tel: +49 221 2241942 E-mail: habermas@dumontliteraturundkunst.de Contact: Judith Habermas DuMont Literatur und Kunst Verlag