Biography
Bodo Kirchhoff (born 6 July 1948) is a German writer and novelist. He was born in Hamburg before moving with his family to Kirchzarten in the Black Forest in 1955, which he describes as a culture shock. In addition to writing literary fiction, he has worked on various projects for German television, such as long-runner Tatort, and has written movie screenplays. One of his best-known novels is Infanta (1990), which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. In 2016, his novel, which features an African migrant in Italy, Encounter won the German Book Prize.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1948-07-06 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceHamburg, Germany
ChildrenSophia Kirchhoff
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsGoethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, Carl Zuckmayer Medal, German Book Prize
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