Thea Dorn

The Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor in the spring of 2010 is Thea Dorn. The topic of her course, German 82, will be announced soon. She is the author of mystery novels, plays, screenplays for the television series Tatort, and various non-fiction works. Her writings have been translated into ten languages, and her plays have been performed in Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, New York, Moskau, Petersburg, Riga, Lissabon, Den Haag, Istanbul, and Montevideo. Since 2003 she has regularly hosted tv shows for SWR and ARTE about literature and culture.

A partial list of her publications:

Mystery novels:
  Berliner Aufklärung (1994) - winner of the Marlowe Prize
  Ringkampf (1996)
  Die Hirnkönigin (1999) - winner of the Deutscher Krimipreis 2000
  Die Brut (2004)
  Mädchenmörder. Ein Liebesroman (2008)

Non-fiction:
  Ultima Ratio (2001)
  Die neue F-Klasse. Wie die Zukunft von Frauen gemacht wird (2006)

Theater pieces:
  Marleni. Preußische Diven blond wie Stahl (2000)
  Nike (2001)
  Bombsong - together with the composer Ulrike Haage (2001/2)