Guy Helminger (born 1963) is a Luxembourgish author who has written a number of successful novels and plays in German.

Biography

Guy Helminger, the younger brother of author

Nico Helminger Nico Helminger (born 1953) is a Luxembourgish author who has written poetry, novels, plays and libretti for operas. In 2008, he was awarded the Batty Weber Prize for his literary work."Helminger, Guy", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfel ...

, was born on 20 January 1963 in

Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette (, ; ; or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is a city in Luxembourg and the country's List of communes of Luxembourg by population, second-most populous commune, with a population of 36,625 inhabitants, . It lies in the south-west of the ...

in south-western

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. He studied German literature and philosophy in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

and

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where he has lived since 1985. His literary work includes poetry, drama and novels. His award-winning play ''Morgen ist Regen'', translated into English as "Venezuela", was performed at London's Arcola Theatre in March 2003."Venezuela by Guy Helminger"
''Arcola Theatre''. Retrieved 14 February 2011. In 2002, Helminger was awarded the Servais Prize for ''Rost'', a collection of short stories.

Selected works

*Guy Helminger, "Neubrasilien", Frankfut-am-Main: Eichborn, 2010. pp. 315 *Guy Helminger, "Morgen war schon", Frankfut-am-Main: Eichborn, 2007. pp. 331 *Guy Helminger, "Etwas fehlt immer", Frankfut-am-Main: Eichborn, 2007. pp. 268 *Guy Helminger,

Manuel Andrack Manuel Claus Achim Andrack (born 23 June 1965) is a German journalist, television presenter, and author. He is best known as the sidekick of the ''Harald Schmidt Show''. Early years Andrack was born on 23 June 1965 in Cologne, where he has also ...

: "Die Ruhe der Schlammkröte", Kiepenheuer & Witsch: Cologne, 2007, *Guy Helminger, Penny Black (translator), "Venezuela", London: Oberon Books, 2003, pp. 63 *Guy Helminger, "Rost", Echternach: Editions Phi, 2001, pp. 136

External links

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in:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Helminger, Guy Luxembourgian writers 1963 births Luxembourgian novelists People from Esch-sur-Alzette Living people