Karl Heinz Ott

Karl-Heinz Ott, born in 1957 in Ehingen an der Donau, is a German writer, essayist and literary translator. He studied philosophy, German studies and musicology, and from 1986 to 1998 worked as a dramaturg and musician at theatres in Freiburg, Basel and Zurich. His debut novel, “Ins Offene,” was published in 1998. His later works include “Endlich Stille,” “Ob wir wollen oder nicht,” “Die Auferstehung” and “Und jeden Morgen das Meer,” as well as essays and nonfiction books on music and literature. His awards include the Alemannian Literature Prize, the LiteraTour Nord Prize, the Johann Peter Hebel Prize, the Wolfgang Koeppen Prize and the Joseph Breitbach Prize.