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German writer and novelist

David Safier Safier in 2014 Born (1966-12-13) 13 December 1966 (age 59) Bremen, West Germany Occupation Writer novelist Nationality German Notable works Berlin, Berlin Notable awards Grimme-Preis (2003)

**David Safier** (German: [\['sa:fiɐ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German); born 13 December 1966 in [Bremen](/source/Bremen)) is a [German](/source/Germans) writer and novelist. He wrote the television series *[Berlin, Berlin](/source/Berlin%2C_Berlin)* for which he was awarded the [Adolf Grimme Award](/source/Grimme-Preis) in 2003.[1] *Berlin, Berlin* also won an [International Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award) for best comedy in 2004.[2] He has written several novels, among them *Mieses Karma* and *Jesus liebt mich*, which together sold two million copies, as well as *Plötzlich Shakespeare*, *Happy Family*, *Muh!* and *Mieses Karma hoch 2*. He also wrote *28 Tage lang*.[3][4]

## Works

### Mieses Karma (2009)

*Mieses Karma* (Bad Karma) was Safier’s debut novel. Kim Lange, a successful but unscrupulous TV presenter, has won the award she had long hoped for. Unfortunately, she is crushed to death by falling debris from a Russian space station the same night. Having amassed a considerable amount of bad [karma](/source/Karma), she is reborn as an ant. Her purpose now is to collect good karma in order to climb back up the ladder of reincarnation and regain a spot in the hearts of her loved ones.

Kim’s husband in the novel is named Alex Weingart, as is one of the characters in *Berlin, Berlin*.

The novel was also turned into a radio play. In 2011, publisher *Kosmos Verlag* released a board game based on the novel.

- Safier, David; Spier, Nana (2021), *Mieses Karma* (in German), [Hamburg]: BücherWege, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-96500-030-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-96500-030-8), [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1350764982](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1350764982)

- Safier, David; Brownjohn, John (2010). *Bad karma*. Oxford: Beaufoy Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-906780-36-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-906780-36-4). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [665133852](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/665133852).

### Jesus liebt mich (2008)

The title translates to *Jesus Loves Me*. Marie has so far had little success in love and life. Now, however, she has met a handsome and caring man, albeit he has some strange ways. She soon finds out that her love interest is no one else but the Messiah himself, who has returned to earth in order to prepare humanity for [Judgment Day](/source/Judgment_Day). Only a few days remain until the end of the world.

- Safier, David (2010). *Jesus liebt mich : Roman* (in undetermined language). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verl. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [770554771](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/770554771).

The novel was turned into a movie *[Jesus Loves Me](/source/Jesus_Loves_Me_(film))* starring [Jessica Schwarz](/source/Jessica_Schwarz) and [Florian David Fitz](/source/Florian_David_Fitz) in 2012.

### Muh! (2012)

*Muh!* (Moo!) tells the story of cow Lolle. After her bull has just cheated on her with another cow, she meets an Italian tomcat, from whom she learns that the farmer is planning to have his cattle slaughtered. Following his advice, Lolle and her friends set off for [India](/source/India), where cows are sacred, in the hope for a better life.

- Safier, David (2021). *Muh ! : Roman* (in German). Reinbeck bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-499-25626-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-499-25626-4). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1319459411](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1319459411).

### 28 Tage lang (2014)

*28 Tage lang* (For 28 Days) recounts the everyday life of a Jewish girl in [Warsaw Ghetto](/source/Warsaw_Ghetto). Safier dedicated it to his grandparents, as his grandmother died in [Łódż Ghetto](/source/Lodz_Ghetto).

The novel won an award for youth literature, the [Buxtehude Bull](/source/Buxtehude_Bull), in 2014.

- Safier, David (2023). *28 Tage lang Roman* (in German). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rotfuchs. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-499-21176-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-499-21176-8). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1416890086](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1416890086).

### Mieses Karma hoch 2 (2015)

In *Mieses Karma hoch 2* (Bad Karma to the Power of Two), aspiring actress Daisy Becker is hoping for her breakthrough, despite being neither talented nor ambitious. She slacks off, drinks and occasionally steals from her flatmates. Her agent ultimately offers her a role in a new [James Bond](/source/James_Bond) film starring Marc Barton, an arrogant Hollywood star. Through a series of events the two die in a car crash and, having gathered a lot of bad karma in their lives, are reborn as ants. Now they have to collect good karma in order to break through the cycle of death and rebirth. At the same time, they try to prevent Daisy’s friend (who has long-held feelings for her but never acted upon them) and Marc’s widow from becoming a couple, and slowly overcome their mutual animosities.

The novel was awarded the LovelyBooks prize in the Humor category.

- Safier, David (2017). *Mieses Karma hoch 2 : Roman* (in German). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-499-25814-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-499-25814-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1030362330](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1030362330).

### Other Novels

- *Plötzlich Shakespeare* (Suddenly Shakespeare), 2010[5]

- *Happy Family*, 2011[6]

- *Traumprinz* (Fairy Prince), 2016[7]

- *Miss Merkel – Mord in der Uckermark* (Miss Merkel – Murder at the Castle), 2021[8]

- *Miss Merkel – Mord auf dem Friedhof* (Miss Merkel – A Murder in the Graveyard), 2022[9]

*Happy Family* was turned into an animated cartoon in 2017. It played in 92 countries and became an international critical and economic failure. Among the voice actors are [Jason Isaacs](/source/Jason_Isaacs), [Emily Watson](/source/Emily_Watson) and [Nick Frost](/source/Nick_Frost).[10]

*Miss Merkel* was turned into a TV film series in 2023. The English language version of the first Miss Merkel book was published by Old Street Publishing in November 2024 and translated by [Jamie Bulloch](/source/Jamie_Bulloch).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Adolf Grimme Preis 2003 für ARD Vorabendserie "Berlin, Berlin" 2003"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110928051754/http://www.radiobremen.de/unternehmen/presse/unternehmen/pressemitteilung1300.htm) (in German). Radio Bremen. 11 March 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.radiobremen.de/unternehmen/presse/unternehmen/pressemitteilung1300.htm) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010. Die Hauptdarstellerin Felicitas Woll erhält den Adolf Grimme Preis 2003 für ihre Rolle der "Lolle" in "Berlin, Berlin", ebenfalls ausgezeichnet wird der Hauptautor der Serie, David Safier.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sage, Mark (24 November 2004). ["UK triumphs at Emmy Awards"](http://www.theage.com.au/news/TV--Radio/UK-triumphs-at-Emmy-Awards/2004/11/23/1100972400358.html). *The Age*. Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2010. The only non-British winner was Germany, with the award for comedy going to Studio Hamburg's Berlin, Berlin.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Börner, Katrin (22 March 2010). ["David Safier im Gespräch / Nachricht : Interview mit David Safier: "Überraschenderweise haben auch Männer Gefühle""](http://www.berlinerliteraturkritik.de/detailseite/artikel/david-safier-im-gespraech.html). *Die Berliner Literaturkritik* (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2010. Die ersten beiden Romane David Safiers (43) erreichten zusammen eine Auflage von zwei Millionen. Nach „Mieses Karma" und „Jesus liebt mich" erscheint nun der dritte Roman des Bestsellerautors: „Plötzlich Shakespeare".

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Börner, Katrin (22 March 2010). ["Rosa ist plötzlich Shakespeare : Der neue Roman des Bestsellerautors David Safier"](http://www.berlinerliteraturkritik.de/detailseite/artikel/rosa-ist-ploetzlich-shakespeare.html). *Die Berliner Literaturkritik* (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2010. „Plötzlich Shakespeare" ist Safiers dritter Roman. Vielen Actionszenen ist anzumerken, dass der Autor vorher Drehbücher schrieb. Für seine TV-Serie „Berlin, Berlin" bekam er den Grimme-Preis und den Emmy, den amerikanischen Fernseh-Oscar.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-r732_5-0)** Safier, David (2017). *Plötzlich Shakespeare : roman* (in German). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-499-24812-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-499-24812-2). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1137793194](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1137793194).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-h237_6-0)** Safier, David (2011). *Happy Family : Roman* (in undetermined language). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Kindler. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [822587121](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/822587121).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-k496_7-0)** Safier, David; Kurth, Oliver; Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag (2017). *Traumprinz Roman* (in German). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-499-25627-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-499-25627-1). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [985981958](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/985981958).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-w980_8-0)** Safier, David (2022). *Miss Merkel : Mord in der Uckermark : Roman* (in German). Hamburg: Kindler. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-463-40665-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-463-40665-7). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1319460012](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1319460012).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-t213_9-0)** Safier, David (2022). *Miss Merkel : Mord auf dem Friedhof : Roman* (in German). Hamburg: Kindler, im Rowohlt Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-463-00029-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-463-00029-9). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1312258457](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1312258457).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-f067_10-0)** Tappe, Holger; Safier, David; Junk, Catharina; Schwarzer, Hendrik (2022), *Monster family les origines*, [Paris], [Paris]: Metropolitan filmexport, Seven sept, [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1325646339](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1325646339)

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