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Sebastian Fitzek

セバスチャン・フィツェック　/　せばすちゃん・ふぃつぇっく

Writer from Margraviate of Brandenburg

October 13, 1971 (age 54)　・　Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg

writer
journalist
screenwriter

My Take

What grabs me about Fitzek is the sheer audacity of his arrival: a Berlin-born former journalist whose debut, Therapy, knocked The Da Vinci Code off the German number-one spot. That is not a fluke, it is craftsmanship. I suspect his years interviewing real people taught him exactly where the human mind cracks, and he weaponises that knowledge into psychological thrillers that refuse to let go. The 2016 Ripper Award feels like a formality. He keeps his private life guarded, which only deepens my sense that the darkness on the page is conjured by a careful, observant architect rather than a tortured one.

Overview

Sebastian David Fitzek (born 13 October 1971 in West Berlin) is a German writer and journalist. His first book, Therapy (dt. Die Therapie), was a bestseller in Germany in 2006, toppling The Da Vinci Code from the first position. Fitzek is currently one of the most successful writers of Germany.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sebastian Fitzek
Name (Japanese): セバスチャン・フィツェック
Reading: せばすちゃん・ふぃつぇっく
Born: October 13, 1971 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Boar
Origin: Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: writer / journalist / screenwriter / film producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2016 Ripper Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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