Rudolf Herfurtner (born 19 October 1947) is a German writer.

Life

Born in

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, Herfurtner graduated from the Luitpold-Oberrealschule in Wasserburg. After the death of his parents in 1965, he moved to

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. There he studied

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and

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from 1968 and graduated in 1975 with a

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. While still a student, Herfurtner contributed texts to the

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of a Munich daily newspaper and began a volontariat at the television division of

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. In 1973, the

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Herfurtner's first book ''Hinter dem Paradies''.biography on lesekost.de
/ref> Herfurtner writes mainly youth literature (

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

, youth novels, plays,

radio play Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...

s and contributions for television).

Awards

* 1981 Förderpreis der Stadt München * 1985 Hans-im-Glück-Preis for ''Das Ende der Pflaumenbäume'' * 1990 Preis der Leseratten for ''Mensch Karnickel'' * 1993 Deutscher Kinderhörspielpreis for ''Motzarella und die Weihnachtswölfe'' * 1994 „Moritz“, Preis der 9. Werkstatttage, Halle for ''Der Nibeljunge'' * 1996 Deutscher Kindertheater-Preis for ''Waldkinder'' * 2000 Preis der Bayerische Theatertage for ''Spatz Fritz'' * 2001 * 2001 Hansjörg-Martin-Preis of the "Autorengruppe deutschsprachige Kriminalliteratur" – Das Syndikat for ''Milo und die Jagd nach dem grünhaarigen Mädchen'' * 2002 Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Volkach * 2005 LesePeter März for ''Tims wundersame Sternenreise'' * 2012 Goldener Spatz for the best script '' Tom und Hacke''

Work

* ''Brennende Gitarre. Ist Jimi Hendrix wirklich tot?'', novel, 1980 * ''Hard Rock'', novel, 1981 * ''Simon Frasers lange Reise zum Pazifik'', novel, 1981 * ''Hinter dem Paradies'', 1983 * ''Käpt’n Erwin segelt zur Schokoladeninsel'', 1984 * ''Rita, Rita'', tales, 1984 * ''Der liebste Malte aller Zeiten'', 1985 * ''Das Ende der Pflaumenbäume? Eine Novelle'', 1985 * ''Der Wald unterm Dach'', 1985 * ''Regula radelt rum. Ein Bilderbuch'' (pictures by Michael Keller), 1986 * ''Das Taubenmädchen'', 1987 * ''Hurra, wir ziehen um'' (illustrated by Stephen Cartwright), 1987 * ''Wir sind im Kindergarten'' (illustrated by Stephen Cartwright), 1987 * ''Hurra, wir feiern ein Kinderfest'' (illustrated by Stephen Cartwright), 1987 * ''Wir bekommen ein Baby'' (illustrated by Stephen Cartwright), 1987 * ''Wir gehen zum Zahnarzt'' (illustrated by Stephen Cartwright), 1987 * ''Wir gehen ins Krankenhaus'' (illustrated by Stephen Cartwright), 1987 * ''Rosalinds Elefant und Rudi Rudi Wolldecke'' (illustrated by Reinhard Michl), 1988 * ''Gloria von Jaxtberg oder die Prinzessin vom Pfandlhof'' (pictures by Reinhard Michl), 1988 * ''Das Christkind fliegt ums Haus'', 1988 * ''Brausepulver. Geschichten aus den 50er Jahren'', 1989 * ''Mensch Karnickel'', 1990 * ''Wunderjahre. Hannas Geschichte'', 1991 * ''Der Nibeljunge'', Theaterstück, 1992 * ''Motzarella und die Weihnachtswölfe'' (pictures by Werner Blaebst), 1992 * ''Papa, du sollst kommen'' (pictures by Reinhard Michl), 1992 * ''Motzarella und der Geburtstagsdrache'' (pictures by Werner Blaebst), 1993 * ''Lieber Nichtsnutz'', 1993 * ''Kleiner Kater – große Welt'', 1995 * ''Liebe Grüße, Dein Coco'', 1995 * ''Muschelkind'', 1995 * ''Robert fährt im Bus zur Schule'', 1997 * ''Träne und Meikk. Mit wilden Schwänen durch die Nacht'', 1997 * ''Gumpert Blubb'' (pictures by Reinhard Michl), 1997 * ''Waldkinder'' (pictures by Antoni Boratyński), 1997 * ''Der wasserdichte Willibald'' (illustrated by Barbara Schumann), 1997 * ''Niki und der kleine Hund'' (pictures by Eva Czerwenka), 1998 * ''Niki wird gerettet. Eine Hundegeschichte'' (pictures by Eva Czerwenka), 1998 * ''Donnerwetter, Robert!'', 1998 * ''Joseph und seine Schwester. Ein Stück aus der Bibel in 3 Akten'', 1998 * ''Milo und die Jagd nach dem grünhaarigen Mädchen'', 2000 * ''Rosa'' (pictures by Reinhard Michl), 2001 * ''Zanki Fransenohr. Eine Katzengeschichte aus Griechenland'', Kinderstück, 2001 * ''Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen. Musikerzählungen'', 2002 * ''Tims wundersame Sternenreise'' (pictures by Julian Jusim), 2004 * ''Das Geheimnis von Burg Wolfenstein'', 2004 * ''Ohne Musik ist alles nichts'', 2011 * ''Das Geschenk des weißen Pferdes'', 2011 * ''Magdalena Himmelstürmerin'', 2013

Filmography (script)

* 1985: Rita Rita * 1989: Rosalinds Elefant * 1991: Wunderjahre * 2007: Toni Goldwascher * 2011: Der Eisenhans * 2012:

Radio plays

* 2009: ''Orphea und der Klangzauberer'' – director: Leonhard Huber (children radio play, 2 parts – / BR)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herfurtner, Rudolf 20th-century German writers German dramaturges German radio writers German librettists 1947 births Living people People from Wasserburg am Inn