Klaus Kordon

Klaus Kordon (born 21 September 1943 in Berlin) was a German author of children’s and young adult literature. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1980, he worked in transport and warehousing, studied economics and worked as an export merchant. In 1973, after a year of political imprisonment, he left East Germany for the Federal Republic. His numerous children’s books and historical novels include the autobiographically inspired novel “Krokodil im Nacken.” Among other honors, Kordon received the Alex Wedding Prize, the Grand Prize of the German Academy for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, and the Special Prize of the German Children’s and Young Adult Literature Prize in 2016.