Markus Werner

Markus Werner was born in Switzerland in 1944. His first book, the bestselling Zündel’s Abgang, was published in 1984, and he has gone on to write six more novels since then. His literary awards include the Jürgen Ponto Stiftung prize (1984), the Prix littéraire Lipp (1995), and the SWF Bestenliste prize in 1997. On The Edge is his final novel.