Angela Steinmüller

Angela Steinmüller (born 15 April 1941, in Schmalkalden) is a German mathematician and science fiction author.[1] Together with her husband Karlheinz Steinmüller she has written science fiction short stories and novels that depict human development on a cosmic scale, grounded in an analysis of social structures and mechanisms. Angela and Karlheinz Steinmüller were not only among the most widely read authors in the GDR, ranking at the top of a 1989 poll of most popular science fiction authors in the GDR,[2] but their works continue to be republished.

Angela Steinmüller
Born15 April 1941
Schmalkalden, Germany
Occupationauthor, mathematician
LanguageGerman
Alma materHumboldt University
GenreScience Fiction
SpouseKarlheinz Steinmüller
Website
steinmuller.de/pages/zukunftsforschung/neuigkeiten.php

Awards
  • 1993: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis "Best short story" for Der Kerzenmacher
  • 1995: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis "Best short story" for Leichter als Vakuum (with Karlheinz Steinmüller und Erik Simon)
  • 2001: German Fantasy Prize for die Verbreitung der phantastischen Literatur in zwei verschiedenen Gesellschaftssystemen sowie ihre Zukunftsperspektiven. (with Karlheinz Steinmüller)
  • 2004: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis "Best short story" for Vor der Zeitreise (with Karlheinz Steinmüller)

Novels (with Karlheinz Steinmüller)

References
  1. Fritzsche, Sonja (2006). Science Fiction Literature in East Germany. Oxford and New York: Lang. p. 240.
  2. Steinmüller, Angela and Karlheinz (1995). Vorgriff auf das Lichte Morgen. Passau: Erster Deutscher Fantasy Club. p. 174.


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