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Joachim B. Schmidt

Joachim B. Schmidt, born in 1981, grew up in the Swiss canton of Grisons before emigrating to Iceland in 2007. His novels Tell and Kalmann were bestsellers, with Kalmann receiving the ›Crime Cologne Award‹ and placing third for the ›Swiss Crime Fiction Prize‹. Tell was number one on the Swiss bestseller list. Joachim B. Schmidt, who has dual citizenship, lives with his wife and their two children in Reykjavík.

Awards

›Bündner Literaturpreis‹ für Tell, 2023

Tell ist SBVV-›Lieblingsbuch 2022‹ des Deutschschweizer Buchhandels, 2022

›Crime Cologne Award‹ für Kalmann, 2021

Kalmann auf dem 3. Platz des zum ersten Mal verliehenen ›Schweizer Krimipreises‹, 2021

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»An incredibly vivid sense of place, and a gifted storyteller.«

Welt am Sonntag, Berlin

»Schmidt reveals himself to be an incredibly empathetic and skilled narrator with a strong sense for light humour.«

Hanspeter Eggenberger / Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich

»An incredibly vivid sense of place, and a gifted storyteller.«