Helmut Krausser (11 July 1964) is a German author, poet, playwright, composer and professional chess player who was born in Esslingen.
Krausser lives in Munich and Berlin. [1] He married Beatrice Renauer in 1991.
In 1993 he received the Toucan Prize.
After a few smaller novels his literary breakthrough arrived with Melodien oder Nachträge zum quecksilbernen Zeitalter. Since then, many of his books have been translated into multiple languages and plays of his have been performed all over the world.
Krausser also composes classical music.
Krausser wrote several contributions and articles in numerous newspapers and magazines. Furthermore, records and radio plays of him were released. Two movies have been made from his novels to date (2004).
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