Andreas Mand
Andreas Mand is a German contemporary author of novels, short stories and essays and a playwright. He is one of the representatives of the German Popular literature, and in addition a stay-at-home dad, because he wanted to be an active part of his children's lives.
Education and life
Andreas Mand was born in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as the son of a parson.After elementary school he attended the Fichte- Gymnasium Krefeld. Then he studied at the University of Osnabrück and attained the Magister degree in Media Studies. Later he lived for a while in Berlin and Duisburg. Several years he has been working as a stay at home father, and only wrote in his leisure, while his wife works outside of the home. Sometimes, the role of stay-at-home dad was difficult for him, because in Germany, this practice is less common. Mand is working and living in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Work
Novels
- 1982 Walks away. A school article, Nemo Press, Hamburg,
- 1984 Internal unrests, Kellner-Verlag, Hamburg,.
- 1990 Grovers invention '', List-Taschenbuchverlag, Munich,.
- 1992 The dream of the Konditor, Unabhängige Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin,.
- 1993 Grover at the lake, 2. Aufl. MaroVerlag, Augsburg,.
- 1994 Peng, Edition Solitude, Stuttgart,.
- 1994 The red ship,, MaroVerlag, Augsburg,.
- 1996 Small Town heroes,, Ammann Verlag, Zurich,.
- 1998 Cataloguing of childhood memories: The great Groverbook,, Ammann Verlag, Zurich,.
- 2001 Child of father, Residenz-Verlag, Salzburg,.
- 2004 Bad night-narrative, MaroVerlag, Augsburg,.
- 2006 Paul and the Beatmashine, MaroVerlag, Augsburg,.
- 2015 The second Garden, MaroVerlag, Augsburg,.
Short stories and essays
- 2009 Fairport Convention in: Rock Stories: Fifty short stories about music and their significance, Verlag Langen Müller,
- 2011 Essay in: Rumba with the Rum drunkards, Frank Schäfer, Oktoberverlag Münster,
- 2011 Short stories in: Hyde Park-Memories. A music club of Osnabrück and the history , Harald Keller/Reiner Wolf, Oktoberverlag Münster,
Plays
- 2010 The Grover game and Practice room eternity, MaroVerlag, Augsburg,.
Compact Disc
- Some time from 1984 to 1989 he was singer-songwriter of his own band of musicians that plays popular music and
- Siebenkäs songs , based on the novel Siebenkäs, by Jean Paul, 1998
Awards
- 1992 Literary award of Lower Rhine
- 1996 Nominated for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
- 2000 Candide Preis