Lea Singer

Lea Singer, born in Munich in 1960, studied art history, singing, music and literary studies, and earned a doctorate in art history as well as music and literary studies. She worked as a writer and publicist. Her novels focus on historical figures; she published nonfiction, particularly biographies of artists, under the name Eva Gesine Baur. Her novels include “Mandelkern,” “Konzert für die linke Hand,” “Der Opernheld,” “Verdis letzte Versuchung,” “Anatomie der Wolken,” and “Die Heilige des Trinkers.” Her awards include the Hannelore Greve Literature Prize, the Schwabinger Art Prize, and the Lake Constance Literature Prize.