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Maria J. Pfannholz

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Maria J. Pfannholz
BornPia Mayer-Gampe
1955 (age 68–69)
Munich, West Germany
Pen nameMaria Johanna Pfannholz
OccupationAuthor
LanguageGerman
NationalityGerman

Pia Mayer-Gampe (born 1955), known by her pen names Maria Johanna Pfannholz and Maria J. Pfannholz, is a German novelist in the crime and science fiction genres.

Biography

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Pfannholz was born in Munich, the daughter of writer and environmental activist Carl Amery.[1] After studying forestry in Munich and obtaining her diploma, she devoted herself to writing.[2] She first published non-fiction and then science fiction. In 1989, her novel Den Überlebenden – Die sieben Flaschenposten des Anton Gstettner (The Survivors – Anton Gstettner's Seven Bottled Messages) was awarded the Deutscher Science Fiction Preis. Furthermore, in 1991 she was also awarded the Encouragement Award from the European Science Fiction Society.[3]

Pfannholz resided in Bhutan for a few years. After she had returned to Germany, she published detective novels. Today she resides with her family in Upper Bavaria.[4]

Style

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In her works, Pfannholz mainly speaks of murders and assassinations in the Spessart mountain range, and of the weaponry recommended for walks in the forest.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Waldherz, Meßkirch: Gmeiner Verlag, 2015. ISBN 978-3-8392-4755-6
  • Heimatkrimi, Meßkirch: Gmeiner Verlag, 2014. ISBN 978-3-8392-1534-0
  • Den Überlebenden – Die sieben Flaschenposten des Anton Gstettner, Mnich: Heyne, 1991. ISBN 978-3453031463

References

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  1. ^ Steinleitner, Jörg (29 March 2015). ""No risk, no fun" – Interview mit Maria Pfannholz". BUCHSZENE.DE (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Maria J. Pfannholz". BUCHSZENE.DE (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ "1990 – 1999 – European Science Fiction Society". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Heimatkrimi". Gmeiner Verlag. Retrieved 31 March 2017.