Background
Markus Gasses was born in Bregenz in 1967.
Markus Gasses was born in Bregenz in 1967.
After the gymnasium, he went to the University of Innsbruck for German, English and American studies. In 2010 he published "The kingdom in the sea. Daniel Kehlmann"s secret" (German: Das Königreich im Meer Daniel Kehlmanns Geheimnis) about the work of the Austrian best-selling author Daniel Kehlmann.
lieutenant was followed in 2014 by "The book of books for the island" (German: Das Buch der Bücher für die Insel), published by Hanser Verlag, and finally in 2015 by "A world history in 33 novels" (German: Eine Weltgeschichte in 33 Romanen), also published by Hanser.
He additionally works as a literature critic, contributing to the FAZ and the Weltwoche. Furthermore, he teaches at the University of Innsbruck and Saarbrücken.
Markus Gasser lives in Zürich.