Charlotte Link (born 5 October 1963 in

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) is a German writer. She is among the most successful contemporary authors writing in German.

Life

Charlotte Link is the daughter of well-known German writer and journalist Almuth Link. She wrote her first work, ''

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'', when she was just 16 years old and published it at the age of 19. She is known as much for novels about contemporary life as for psychological detective novels in the English manner. Her books '' Sturmzeit'', '' Wilde Lupinen'', and '' Die Stunde der Erben'' form a

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. These, among others, have been filmed for TV series for the German television station

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. Her novel '' Am Ende des Schweigens'' was nominated in 2004 for the fiction category of the Deutsche Bücherpreis (''German Book Prize''), while her book '' Die Rosenzüchterin'', published in 2000, remained for several weeks at the top of the

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bestseller list.

Selected works

Awards

In 2007, Link was awarded the Goldene Feder (Golden Feather) for her literary achievements.

Bibliography

References

External links

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Books by or about Charlotte Link in the German National Library. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Link, Charlotte People from Wiesbaden 1963 births German crime fiction writers Living people German women novelists Women crime fiction writers