Frank Schätzing

Frank Schätzing is a prominent German author, best known for his science fiction thriller "The Swarm." He is currently newsworthy due to two recent events. Firstly, he authored a piece discussing the relationship between humans and wildlife, exploring the question of how much wilderness we can tolerate and need, as highlighted in an article titled "In meinem Revier." Secondly, his significance is underscored by the security measures surrounding Salman Rushdie's appearance at the Lit.Cologne literary festival, indicating the importance and potential impact of contemporary authors like Schätzing. While Schätzing himself wasn't directly involved in the Lit.Cologne event described, the article mentioning Rushdie's appearance implicitly acknowledges Schätzing's status as one of the important authors of our time, whose presence might also warrant heightened security considerations.