Roland Schimmelpfennig

Born in 1967, Roland Schimmelpfennig initially worked as a journalist in Istanbul and studied directing at the Otto Falckenberg School. He subsequently worked at the Münchner Kammerspiele and became a freelance writer in 1996. His plays have been performed in more than 40 countries. His notable works include »The Woman Before«, »The Golden Dragon« and »Anthropolis«. His first novel, »On a Clear, Cold January Morning at the Beginning of the 21st Century«, was published in 2016 and shortlisted for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize. Further novels include »The Language of Rain«, »The Line Between Day and Night« and »She Is Waiting, but She Does Not Know for Whom« (2025).