Wolf Haas


Wolf Haas is an Austrian writer. He is most widely known for his crime fiction novels featuring detective Simon Brenner, four of which were made into films. He has won several prizes for his works, including the German prize for crime fiction.

Life

Wolf Haas was born in 1960 in Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, which is part of the Austrian province of Salzburg. After university he worked as an advertising copywriter. Between 1996 and 2003 he wrote seven detective stories, of which six featured detective Simon Brenner. Four were made into films: Komm, süßer Tod, Silentium, Der Knochenmann and Das ewige Leben. He has won several prizes for his works, including placed in the German prize for crime fiction three times, including one first place, and the Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen 2013.

Works

Novels