About Jakob Arjouni

Jakob Arjouni is the author of four Kayankaya novels published by No Exit, Happy Birthday Turk, More Beer, One Man, One Murder and Magic Hoffmann. His novel, Magic Hoffmann, was shortlisted for the IMPAC Award. He divides his time between Germany and France

Critical Acclaim for Jakob Arjouni

"...A worthy grandson of Marlowe and Spade...." - Stern

"...Jakob Arjouni writes the best urban thrillers since Raymond Chandler..." - Tempo

"...There is hardly another German-speaking writer who is as sure of his milieu as Arjouni is. He draws incredibly vivid pictures of people and their fates in just a few words. He is a master of the sketch – and the caricature – who operates with the most economic of means...." - Die Welt, Berlin

"...Arjouni is a master of authentic background descriptions and an original story teller..." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

"...Arjouni tells real-life stories, and they virtually never have a happy ending. He tells them so well, with such flexible dialogue and cleverly maintained tension, that it is impossible to put his books down..." - El País, Madrid

"...His virtuosity, humour and feeling for tension are a ray of hope in literature on the other side of the Rhine..." - Actuel, Paris

"...A genuine storyteller who beguiles his readers without the need of tricks..." - L'Unità, Milan