Richard Weihe is a

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author who writes mainly in the

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. He was educated in

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and

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. He is mainly known for biographical works of artists, including the novel ''Meer der Tusche'' (2005) on the life of

Bada Shanren Zhu Da (), also known by his pen name Bada Shanren (), was a late-Ming and early-Qing dynasty Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet. He was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, in 1626, at during the Ming-Qing Transition. Zhu was mentally ill and disp ...

and ''Der Milchozean'' (2010) based on

Amrita Sher-Gil Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941) was a Hungarian–Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a pioneer in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an ...

. ''Meer der Tusche'' won the

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and has been translated into English by

Jamie Bulloch Jamie Bulloch (born 6 September 1969) is a British historian and translator of German literature, with over fifty published titles to his name, and twice winner of the Schlegel-Tieck prize. Life and work Bulloch was born at East Dulwich Hospital ...

for

Peirene Press Peirene Press is an independent publishing house based in Bath. Established by the novelist and journalist Meike Ziervogel, Peirene publishes literary fiction in translation from all over the world. Their books are regularly listed for significa ...

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