Walter Moers

German comic creator and writer · Germany · On the map · Writers · Born 1957 · age 69

Walter Moers is a German comic artist, illustrator and writer. He is the creator of the character of Captain Bluebear and became a best-selling author in Europe with his Zamonia novels.

Walter Moers is read about 458 times a day, in 18 languages.

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2009Bavarian TV AwardsAward2005Phantastik-Preis der Stadt WetzlarAward2004“It’s not a story for people with thin skins and weak nerves, whom I would advise to replace this book on the pile at once and slink off to the children’s section. Shoo!”In their wordsChapter 1, "A Word of Warning" (p. 9)Read the whole statement

“I now understood the secret of music and knew what makes it so infinitely superior to all the other arts: its incorporeality.”In their wordsChapter 16, "The Trombophone Concert" (p. 129)Read the whole statement

“You probably suppose that what you heard last night was music. Allow me to correct you: it was acoustic alchemy, hypnosis by means of sound waves.”In their wordsChapter 21, "Smyke's Inheritance" (p. 145)Read the whole statement

“It symbolizes the three components of power: power, power and power.”In their wordsChapter 21, "Smyke's Inheritance" (p. 146)Read the whole statement

“In the end, because you become inured to anything you meet in vast numbers, I grew accustomed to the sight of these innumerable skeletons.”In their wordsChapter 26, "The Kingdom of the Dead" (p. 185)Read the whole statement

“Yes, yes, but why was it invisible, like everything you had to take on trust? Because it didn’t exist at all?”In their wordsChapter 37, "The Chamber of Marvels" (p. 240)Read the whole statement

1993Max und Moritz awardAward1957Born24 May 1957

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Captain Bluebear and Hein Blöd, characters created by Moers, on the Gera in Erfurt

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Walter Moers

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In my profession it isn’t a question of telling good literature from bad. Really good literature is seldom appreciated in its own day.
2004 · Chapter 12, "Mulled Coffee and Bee-Bread" (p. 75), Own words
In my position I simply can’t afford pangs of conscience. Fortunately, they fade the more power one acquires. It’s an entirely natural process.
2004 · Chapter 21, "Smyke's Inheritance" (p. 145), Own words
How can the answer to today’s questions be in such an old book?”“The answers to almost all of today’s questions can be found in old books,” Smyke retorted.
2004 · Chapter 21, "Smyke's Inheritance" (p. 146), Own words