Simon Urban

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Simon Urban

Simon Urban, born in Hagen in 1975, lives in Hamburg. After studying German Literature in Münster and training at the renowned copywriter school Texterschmiede Hamburg, he studied Creative Writing at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig.

He has received numerous awards for his prose work, including a Max Kade Fellowship by the University of Iowa. His first novel PLAN D has currently sold into 12 languages. The English translation of PLAN D is nominated for the IMPAC Award 2015.


Awards
Stuttgart Crime Award for Best Debut Crime Novel in the German language
Erker Award
Ruhr Region Emerging Writers Award
Limburg Prize
Max Kade Fellowship by the University of Iowa

Titles by Simon Urban

Simon Urban, Plan DSimon Urban, Gondwana