NECATI ÖZIRI (*1988 in Datteln im Rgebiet) studied philosophy, German literature and modern German literature in Bochum, Istanbul and Berlin. He writes for the Maxim Gorki Theatre, the Nationaltheatre Mannheim and the Schauspielhaus Zurich. At the Festival of German-Language Literature in Klagenfurt he won the Kelag-Prize and the Audience Prize. He is a fierce enemy of cold, lactose and short biographies.