Reinaldo Moraes was born in São Paulo in 1950. Graduated in Management, he is a writer, translator and screenwriter. His debut in literature took place in 1981, when he published »Tanto faz« (tr: Whatever), which today is considered an 80’s classic. »I think it (that finding him in these days)
Raquel J. Palacio is a pseudonym for the American graphic artist, publisher and author Raquel Jaramillo, which to date has only been used for the publication of her first novel, »Wonder« (2012). Palacio studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro and raised in the USA, is a Brazilian writer and art historian. Two of his works deal with the life story of his great-grandfather Hugo Simon, which also led him to Berlin, where he has lived since 2012. Other works deal with the
Péter Farkas was born in 1955 in Budapest. He studied literature, history and teaching at the Pedagogical Academy there. However, in an autobiographical retrospective, he later spoke of what he learned there as »suppressed, distorted and paternalistic-fascist«. His ambition to become a writer was just as ingrained as his mistrust
Pepe Ribas was born in 1952 in Barcelona, where he also studied law later. In 1974 he founded the independent journal “ajoblanco” (“white garlic”), one of the most influential cultural magazines in the Spanish-speaking world. It was a legendary publication in the times of the “transición”. Young democrats had to
Per Olov Enquist was born in the northern Swedish town of Hjoggböle in 1934. He went on to study literature at Uppsala University. During his studies, he wrote for numerous newspapers as a literary and theatre critic. He later worked as a columnist, moderator and reporter. He made his own
born in Berlin in 1963 in Berlin, »Auge« (tr.: The eye) has written and produced comics since 1987. He is an integral part of the comic industry in Berlin. In 1991 he was a co-founder of Germany’s unique comic library »Renate«. His works have appeared in numerous journals and independent
Paulo Scott was born in Porto Alegre in 1966. He grew up in a working class neighbourhood and started to write poetry in 1979. As a young adult he got involved in movements in the defence of human rights. At university, Scott was an active member of the student political
Patrick Deville was born in 1957 in Saint-Brévin. He studied Comparative Literature and Philosophy at the University of Nantes. After finishing his studies he became a cultural attaché in the Persian Gulf and two years later he travelled for longer periods of time to Algeria, Nigeria, Marocco, Cuba, Uruguay and
Oya Baydar was born in 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey. She went to Notre Dame de Sion, a French private school in Istanbul. Inspired by French writer Françoise Sagan, she published her first novel while still a student in school. She attended Istanbul University and graduated in 1964 with a degree
born in East Berlin in 1965, OL was trained as an offset printer and worked as copper printer with the National Art Trade of the GDR. Since 1990 he has produced numerous matchstick man cartoons for »Kowalski«, »Die Zeit«, »zitty«, »Tip«, »Berliner Zeitung«, »Jungle World«, and other media. He also
Norbert Scheuer was born in 1951 in Prüm, which is located in the Westeifel area of the region of Rhineland-Palatinate. While attending evening school, he completed an apprenticeship as an electrician. After that, he studied Physical Engineering in Iserlohn. At the University of Dusseldorf, he completed a second course of
