Benedict Wells

Benedict Wells, 2011

Benedict Wells (born 1984 in Munich), né Benedict von Schirach, is a German novelist. A member of the noble Sorbian (West Slavic) Schirach family, he is a son of the author Richard von Schirach, a brother of the author Ariadne von Schirach, and a grandson of the politician Baldur von Schirach. He also has American and English ancestry and descends from two signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, and from the politician Henry Middleton.

His first novel Becks letzter Sommer received widespread acclaim^[1] and was described by Die Zeit as "the most interesting debut of the year."^[2] His third novel Fast genial became a bestseller in Germany in 2011.^[3]

Works

• Becks letzter Sommer. Diogenes, Zürich 2008, ISBN 978-3-257-06676-0.
• Spinner. Diogenes, Zürich 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-06717-0.
• Fast genial. Diogenes, Zürich 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-06789-7.
• Amsterdam. In: Strandlesebuch. Diogenes, Zürich 2011, ISBN 978-3-257-24085-6. Und in: Fußball ist unser Lieben. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt 2011, ISBN 978-3-518-46233-1.

External links

• Literature by and about Benedict Wells in the German National Library catalogue
• Benedict Wells at perlentaucher.de – das Kulturmagazin (German)

References

1. Becks letzter Sommer, Perlentaucher
2. Das interessanteste Debüt des Jahres: Benedict Wells’ Roman »Becks letzter Sommer«
3. Fast genial auf Bestsellerliste