Dietmar Dath was born in 1970 in Rheinfelden. After opting for alternative service instead of military service he studied Physics and Literature in Freiburg, where he still lives. He is the author of novels, poetry, and plays for stage and radio. From 1998 to 2000 he was editor-in-chief of the pop culture magazine Spex, and from 2001 to 2007 he was a contributing editor for the features section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, returning there in 2011 as a film critic.
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