Sven Regener (born 1 January 1961) is a German musician and writer living in

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. In 1982 he recorded his first LP with the band ''Zatopek'' and in 1984 he joined ''Neue Liebe''. In 1985 he founded the Berlin band

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together with

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. He writes almost all their lyrics as well as playing trumpet. In 2001 he published his first novel, ''

Berlin Blues ''Herr Lehmann'' is a German novel by Sven Regener, published in 2001, adapted for the screen in 2003. It has been translated into English by John Brownjohn under the title ''Berlin Blues''. The book has sold more than 1 million copies in German ...

'' (original title ''

Herr Lehmann ''Herr Lehmann'' is a German novel by Sven Regener, published in 2001, adapted for the screen in 2003. It has been translated into English by John Brownjohn under the title ''Berlin Blues''. The book has sold more than 1 million copies in German ...

''), which achieved sales of around one million copies. The book takes place in autumn 1989 in Berlin. In 2004, Regener was awarded the

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for the screenplay to the film of the same name (best screenplay that has been turned into a film). His second novel, ''Neue Vahr Süd'', was released in 2004 and follows the life of Frank Lehmann while serving in the

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in 1980 in Bremen. In 2008 this was followed by a third novel, ''Der kleine Bruder'' (''The Little Brother'') which dealt with the time between 1980 and 1989.

Bands

*Zatopek *Toten Piloten *Neue Liebe *

Works

*''

'' (2001), English translation: ''Berlin Blues'' (2003) *''Neue Vahr Süd'' (2004) *''Angulus Durus'' (2006), with Germar Grimsen *''Der kleine Bruder'' (2008) *''Magical Mystery'' (2013) *''Wiener Straße'' (2017) *''Glitterschnitter'' (2021)

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021524/http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=48827 1961 births Living people Musicians from Bremen Communist League of West Germany politicians German male writers {{Germany-writer-stub