25 June 1953, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Age
71 years
Star sign
Cancer
Awards
Mainzer Stadtschreiber
2006
Düsseldorf literary award
2002
Rauriser Literaturpreis
1992
honorary doctor of the University of Lucerne
2015
The details
Biography
Patrick Roth (born June 25, 1953 in Freiburg/Breisgau) is a German writer. He moved to the USA in his early twenties and lived there for many years. The author of more than a dozen books, he has won a number of literary prizes including the Rauris Literature Prize, the Hugo-Ball-Preis and the Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. His book Starlite Terrace was translated into English by Krishna Winston.
Books
Roth, Patrick (2004). Starlite Terrace. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. ISBN 3-518-41662-6. OCLC 56198303.