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Rainer M. Schröder
Rainer Maria Schröder (born 3 January 1951 in Rostock) is a German author known for adventure fiction for juveniles, mystery thrillers, and historical novels for adults. He also writes under the pseudonyms Ashley Carrington and Raymond M. Sheridan. Schröder's books have sold over six million copies to date. In 1988, he received the Friedrich-Gerstäcker-Preis for his historical novel ''Abby Lynn – Verbannt ans Ende der Welt''. A decade later, the Federal Agency for Civic Education named his novel ''Unter dem Jacarandabaum'' one of the "100 Novels Most Worth Reading" of 20th-century world literature. That same year, he was awarded the 3rd International Eifel-Literaturpreis for ''Das Geheimnis der weißen Mönche''. In 2003, his novel ''Das Geheimnis des Kartenmachers'' earned both the Literature Award from the Youth Book Jury Moers and the distinction of "Book of the Month" by the Youth Book Committee Göttingen. He received the prestigious Buxtehude Bull youth literature award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rostock
Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, close to the border with Pomerania. With around 210,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city on the German Baltic Sea, Baltic coast after Kiel and Lübeck, the eighth-largest city in the area of former East Germany, as well as the List of cities in Germany by population, 39th-largest city of Germany. Rostock was the largest coastal and most important port city in East Germany. Rostock stands on the estuary of the Warnow, River Warnow into the Bay of Mecklenburg of the Baltic Sea. The city stretches for about along the river. The river flows into the sea in the very north of the city, between the boroughs of Warnemünde and Hohe Düne. The city center lies further upstream, in the very south of the city. Most of Rostock's inhabita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
