Ewald Arenz was born in Nuremberg in 1965, studied English and American literature and history and now works as a teacher at a grammar school. His novels and plays have received numerous awards. Tasting Sunlight was shortlisted for the German Independent Booksellers’ Favourite Novel of 2019 and was on the Spiegel bestseller lists both as a hardback and paperback. Ewald lives with his family near Fürth.

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