Agnes Imhof

Agnes Imhof, born in Munich in 1973, studied philosophy and earned a doctorate in Islamic and religious studies. She worked as a freelance writer and published nonfiction and novels, some under a pseudonym. Her notable novels include *Das Buch des Smaragds* and *Die Königin der Seidenstraße*. Imhof taught at several German universities, including FAU Erlangen and the University of Bamberg. She received training in classical singing and sang for ten years in the choir of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.