Andreas Steinhöfel

Andreas Steinhöfel (German: [anˈdʁeːas ˈʃtaɪnˌhøːfl̩] ; born 14 January 1962) is a German author for children and young adult books, and a translator. Andreas Steinhöfel grew up with two brothers in the Middle Hesse small town Biedenkopf, and did his A Levels there. At first he began to study Biology and English in lectureship, but then decided to study English studies, Amerikanistik and media studies at the University of Marburg. After his graduation 1991, his first book Dirk und ich was released.

One of his most famous books is Paul Vier und die Schröders (1992), which is now standard reading in German schools. The movie adaptation of the book won the Deutscher Kinderfilmpreis 1995. The novel Die Mitte der Welt is especially popular among teenagers, and was also nominated for the Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 1999, as well as the sequel Defender – Geschichten aus der Mitte der Welt. Die Mitte der Welt was translated into English (The Center of the World) by Alisa Jaffa and made into a film of the same name in 2016.Steinhöfel lives and works in Hesse and was the cohabitee of Gianni Vitiello until his death.