Herbert Achternbusch

Herbert Achternbusch, born 1938 in Munich, studied painting at the Nuremberg Academy of Arts. He has written novels, stories and film scripts as well as theatre and radio plays. His books and films have been honoured with many awards, among them the prestigious Bundesfilmpreis. Achternbusch lives in Munich.

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The Finishing Touches

The Finishing Touches

Herbert Achternbusch is the Bavarian intellectual par excellence: a cruel mocker, a cynical observer but also a sensitive story-teller. His new book spans, with fascinating indiscretion, an ...

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Herbert Achternbusch

Awards

2010 Kasseler Literaturpreis für grotesken Humor

1994 Dramatikerpreis des Goethe-Instituts

1989 Tukanpreis der Stadt München

1982 Bundesfilmpreis: Filmband in Silber

1977 Petrarca-Preis

1975 Ludwig-Thoma-Medaille

Bibliographie

Im Carl Hanser Verlag sind erschienen
1979 Heart of Glass
1997 Der letzte Schliff

Weitere Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)
1981 Das Haus am Nil
1987 Die blaue Blume