Christian Kracht

Born in Bern, Kracht is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College in New York. His novels include Faserland, 1979, Imperium - which was the recipient of the Wilhelm Raabe literature prize, and one of Publisher’s Weekly ten best books of 2015 - and, most recently, The Dead, which won the Swiss Book Prize and the Hermann Hesse Award. Kracht worked as a journalist for a number of magazines and newspapers in Germany, including Der Spiegel; as well as a travel writer and scriptwriter. His work has been adapted for both stage and screen. The English-language translation of his novel Eurotrash was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025.