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Oliver Pötzsch

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Oliver Pötzschs ganz persönlicher Reiseführer zu den Stätten seiner Romane erscheint im Juli 2020

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Curriculum Vitae

Born in Munich in 1970, the eldest of three sons. Father was a doctor and mother was an elementary school teacher. Descended from a long line of hangmen.

Completed high school diploma in 1990 at the Christoph-Probst academic high school in Gilching. Entry in the high school diploma magazine for “Future Dreams 2010”: to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

1991: Wrote first fantasy short fiction when working as a night porter during civilian service.

1992 to 1997: Attended the Deutsche Journalistenschule in Munich to study journalism, in a sustained effort to bury the career dreams of being a best-selling author, show presenter and soul singer.

Since 1997: Permanent contract employee at Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). Initially worked in radio, then later mainly for the television magazine show quer.

From 1999: Travel films for Freizeit Magazin (BR), including films from Cuba, South Africa and Vietnam.

2000: The birth of my son, Niklas

2003: The birth of my daughter, Lily

Since 2005: Happily married to Katrin Pötzsch, who works as an editor at Bayerischer Rundfunk and provides us with a regular income while I juggle my roles as an author who also travels on reading tours, a soul singer, amateur chef, babysitter and tomato grower.

Since 2013: Full-time author and with it the achievement of the first of my dreams.

Aus der Feder von Bestseller-Autor Oliver Pötzsch stammen zahlreiche Bücher und historische Romane, am bekanntesten darunter die Henkerstochter-Saga. Inspiriert wurde die Reihe aus der Familiengeschichte von Oliver Pötzsch: Die Henkersdynastie der Kuisls reicht viele Generationen zurück. Auf der offiziellen Webseite des Autors finden sich neben seinen Büchern auch exklusives Material aus der Familiengeschichte und Hinweise auf die nächsten Touren zur Henkerstochter.

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