Bernd Schroeder


Bernd Schroeder is a German writer who authored books, television plays, film scripts and audio plays.

Life

Schroeder was born in Aussig, Reichsgau Sudetenland), when his parents fled during World War II. He grew up in Fürholzen near Neufahrn, Upper Bavaria. He attended the and finished with the Abitur. He studied at the University of Munich.
He has written film scripts since 1968, including for Wolfgang Petersen. He directed audio plays, both his own and of others. In 1986, he was awarded the Grimme-Preis for . together with Hans-Werner Schmidt. In 1992, he received the German Film Award. He wrote novels from 1993. Schroeder is a member of the PEN Centre Germany.
Bernd Schroeder married Elke Heidenreich in 1972. They collaborated on audio plays in the 1970s, and wrote books together after they separated in 1995, Rudernde Hunde in 2002, and Alte Liebe in 2009. They are the speakers in an audio play after Alte Liebe.

Works

Books