Clemens Meyer
Clemens Meyer was born 1977 in Halle and lives in Leipzig. After high school he jobbed as a watchman, building worker and removal man. He studied creative writing at the German Literary Institute, Leipzig and was granted a scholarship by the Saxon Ministry of Science and Arts in 2002. His first novel,Als wir träumten, was a huge success and for his second book,Die Nacht, die Lichter, a collection of short stories, he was awarded the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2008.Bricks and Mortar, his latest...

