Clemens Meyer (born 1977) is a German writer. He is the author of ''Als wir träumten'' (''As We Were Dreaming'', 2006), ''Die Nacht, die Lichter'' (''All the Lights'', 2008), ''Gewalten'' (''Acts of Violence'', 2010), ''Im Stein'' (''Bricks and Mortar'', 2013), and ''Die stillen Trabanten'' (''Dark Satellites'', 2017). Of Meyer's works, ''All the Lights,'' ''Bricks and Mortar,'' and ''Dark Satellites'' have been translated into English.

Early life

Meyer was born on 20 August 1977 in

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An ...

. His studies at the German Literature Institute, Leipzig, were interrupted by a spell in a youth detention centre. He worked as a security guard, forklift driver and construction worker before he became a published novelist.

Work

Meyer won a number of prizes for his first novel ''Als wir träumten'' (''As We Were Dreaming''), published in 2006, in which a group of friends grow up and go off the rails in East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He received the

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in 2006. It has been adapted into a film As We Were Dreaming, released in 2015. His second book, ''Die Nacht, die Lichter'' (''All the Lights'', 2008), was translated by Katy Derbyshire and published by independent London publisher And Other Stories in 2011.And Other Stories
Retrieved 23 January 2013 It won the

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in 2008. His third book, ''Gewalten'' (''Acts of Violence''), is a diary of 2009 in eleven stories. His 2013 novel ''Im Stein'' (''Bricks and Mortar'') was translated by Katy Derbyshire and included in the long list for the International Man Booker Prize. The novel won the prestigious Bremer Literaturpreis in 2014, and was shortlisted for the Deutsche Buchpreis in 2013. The English translation won the "Straelener Übersetzerpreis" of the Kunststiftung NRW in 2018 and was shortlisted for the 2019

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Awards

*Winner of the

2008 *Winner of the German Screenplay Award 2015 for '' In the Aisles''

Bibliography

Novels * ''Als wir träumten'' (''As We Were Dreaming'', 2006) * ''Im Stein'' (2013). trans. Katy Derbyshire, ''Bricks and Mortar'', London: Fizcarraldo Editions, 2016 Short stories and collected writings *''Die Nacht, die Lichter'' (2008). trans. Katy Derbyshire, ''All the Lights'', London: And Other Stories, 2011. *''Gewalten'' (''Acts of Violence'', 2010) *''Der Untergang der Äkschn GmbH: Frankfurter Poetikvorlesungen'' (''The Downfall of Action Ltd.: Frankfurt poetics lectures'', 2016) *''Die stillen Trabanten'' (2017). trans. Katy Derbyshire, ''Dark Satellites'', London: Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2020. Other publications *''Zwei Himmelhunde: Irre Filme, die man besser liest'' (''Movies that you better read'', with Claudius Nießen, 2016)

Filmography

Screenplays *''Herbert'' (directed and co-written by Thomas Stuber, 2015) *''Der Dicke liebt'' (short film, directed and co-written by Alexander Khuon, 2016) *'' In the Aisles'' (directed and co-written by Thomas Stuber, 2018) *''

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: Angriff auf Wache 08'' (TV film, directed and co-written by Thomas Stuber, 2019) Acting roles *''Als wir träumten'' (2015) *''Herbert'' (2015) *''In the Aisles'' (2018) *''Tatort: Angriff auf Wache 08'' (2019)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Clemens 1977 births Living people Writers from Halle (Saale) German male writers