Gernot Wolfram, born 1975 in Saxony, studied German literature and communication studies in Berlin and wrote his dissertation on cultural Zionism in Germany. He lives in Berlin working as an university lecturer and author of novels, stories, plays and essays. He published several pieces in the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung, DIE WELT, Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Jüdische Allgemeine. In 2002 he won the renowned Walter-Serner-Preis.