# Axel Brauns > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Axel_Brauns > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Axel_Brauns.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Brauns > Source revision: 1335330623 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Axel Brauns** (born 2 July 1963) is a German writer and filmmaker. ## Biography Brauns was born in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), West Germany, and spent the first two years of his life in the quarter [Eimsbüttel](/source/Eimsb%C3%BCttel_(quarter)). In 1965, his family moved to [Hamburg-Groß Flottbek](/source/Hamburg-Gro%C3%9F_Flottbek). There Brauns went to a kindergarten, an elementary school and a [gymnasium](/source/Gymnasium_(Germany)), where he did his *[Abitur](/source/Abitur)* at 19 years of age.[1] He then began studying for a degree in Business Administration and Law at the [University of Hamburg](/source/University_of_Hamburg), but left it in 1984 to focus on writing.[2] In 2000, Brauns founded a literary salon, and since 2002, he has been working as a [tax advisor](/source/Tax_advisor).[3] ### Career as writer and filmmaker Brauns wrote an autobiography called *Buntschatten und Fledermäuse – Leben in einer anderen Welt* (*Coloured Shadows and Bats – Living in Another World*), which was published in 2002 and describes his childhood and his experiences growing up with [autism](/source/Autism).[4] He won the [Literaturförderpreis der Stadt Hamburg](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_F%C3%B6rderpreise_f%C3%BCr_Literatur_und_literarische_%C3%9Cbersetzungen) for an excerpt from it, after which [Hoffmann und Campe](/source/Hoffmann_und_Campe) offered to publish it. *Coloured Shadows and Bats* came out in 2002, and reached the bestseller list of *[Der Spiegel](/source/Der_Spiegel)* in the same year.[5] In 2003, Brauns was nominated for the [Deutscher Bücherpreis](/source/Deutscher_B%C3%BCcherpreis), in the category "Most successful debut".[6] In 2004, Brauns produced his first [feature film](/source/Feature_film), called *Tsunami und Steinhaufen*. It premiered in 2008.[7] In September 2004, Brauns's novel *Kraniche und Klopfer* came out. It tells the story of a fictional girl named Adina Adelung, who lives in a house with her brother and mother. Her mother constantly brings rubbish (to which she is addicted) into her house. Eventually, Adina finds the path for a new life by meeting a woman called Erla Meier, who takes her to see cranes in a natural reserve.[8] In 2006, Brauns published the [detective novel](/source/Detective_novel) *Tag der Jagd*.[9][10] ## Writings - *Buntschatten und Fledermäuse – Leben in einer anderen Welt* (*Coloured Shadows and Bats – Living in Another World*). Hoffmann und Campe, 2002, ISBN 3-455-09353-1. - *Kraniche und Klopfer.* Goldmann, 2004, ISBN 3-442-46118-9. - *Tag der Jagd.* Hoffmann und Campe, 2006, ISBN 3-455-00586-1. ## References - *A portion of this article was translated from the [corresponding article](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Brauns) in the German Wikipedia.* 1. Rose, Katharina. *Fremdwahrnehmung und Selbstwahrnehmung einer autistischen Störung im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Dargestellt am Beispiel der Autobiographie von Axel Brauns*. Vordiplomarbeit. [Grin Verlag](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grin_Verlag), 2007. ISBN 978-3638775748. 1. ["Autoren Details"](http://www.hoffmann-und-campe.de/autoren-info/axel-brauns/) (in German). HOFFMANN UND CAMPE VERLAG. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. ["Pestrostíni a netopýři (Brauns Axel)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032149/http://www.literatura-online.cz/pestrostini-a-netopyri-brauns-axel/) (in Czech). Literatura on-line.cz. 20 February 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.literatura-online.cz/pestrostini-a-netopyri-brauns-axel/) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. ["Innenansichten aus der autistischen Welt"](https://www.weser-kurier.de/stadt-delmenhorst/innenansichten-aus-der-autistischen-welt-doc7e43ek2uyushop9t88z). Weser Kurier. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022. 1. ["DER SPIEGEL 18/2002 – Bestseller"](http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-22213366.html) (in German). *Der Spiegel*. Hamburg: Spiegel-Verlag. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. ["Deutscher Bücherpreis 2003: Butt-Verleihung im neuen Gewand"](https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/deutscher-buecherpreis-2003-butt-verleihung-im-neuen-gewand-a-216049.html) (in German). *SPIEGEL ONLINE*. Spiegel-Verlag. 27 September 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. ["Tsunami und Steinhaufen (2008)"](https://www.imdb.de/title/tt0800243/). IMDb. March 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. Rau, Heike (8 April 2005). ["Kraniche und Klopfer"](https://www.leselupe.de/blog/2005/04/08/Kraniche-und-Klopfer/) (in German). Rezensionen, Buchbesprechungen und mehr auf Leselupe.de! Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. Hostert, Alexandra; Klare, Wobbeke; Raabe, Kristin; Schaefer, Mike (June 2006). ["Autismus – wenn Denken einsam macht"](https://www.wdr.de/tv/quarks/global/pdf/Q_Autismus.pdf) (in German). WDR.de. p. 27. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. ["Neue Romane im April 2007"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065800/http://buecherei.ismaning.de/user/eesy.de/ismaning.de/w2buecherei/dwn/dw_buech_r_0407.pdf) (in German). Gemeindebibliothek Ismaning. April 2007. p. 2. Archived from [the original](http://buecherei.ismaning.de/user/eesy.de/ismaning.de/w2buecherei/dwn/dw_buech_r_0407.pdf) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.axelbrauns.de) (in German) - [Axel Brauns](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2191690/) at IMDb - [Wie der Autist Axel Brauns ein Filmemacher wurde](https://www.welt.de/kultur/article3254148/Wie-der-Autist-Axel-Brauns-ein-Filmemacher-wurde.html) – article on Brauns in *[Die Welt](/source/Die_Welt)* (27 February 2009) (in German) - [Erfahrungen eines Autisten (3'43'')](https://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/forschungszweige/hirnforschung/video_persoenliche_erfahrung.jsp) – interview with Brauns at [Planet Wissen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Wissen) (in German) - [„Buntschatten und Fledermäuse“](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153543/http://www.geo.de/GEO/mensch/medizin/hoerproben-und-quotbuntschatten-und-fledermaeuse-und-quot-2462.html) – six audio extracts from the German original of Braun's *Coloured Shadows and Bats*, at [GEO.de](/source/GEO_(magazine)) (in German) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Axel Brauns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Brauns) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Brauns?action=history)). 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