About Thorsten Nesch
Born 1968. Thorsten Nesch is a children's writer, journalist, screenwriter, writer and film editor.
Thorsten Nesch (born December 21, 1968) is a German author who lives in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
In 2008, Nesch's first novel Joyride Ost was nominated for (as Best German YA Debut) and the Landshuter Jugendbuchpreis. In 2012, the book won the .
Nesch received national and international literary grants and was Writer in Residence in H.A.L.D. (Denmark) and in Hausach (Hausacher LeseLenz). During the LeseLenz residency he also taught YA fiction writing at the University of Education, Karlsruhe.
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Who is Thorsten Nesch?
German author (born 1968)
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Thorsten Nesch was born on 21 December 1968 in Solingen.
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Thorsten Nesch is a children's writer, journalist, screenwriter, writer and film editor.
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