Dimitré Dinev was born in Bulgaria in 1968. In 1990, he came to Austria as a refugee, where he studied and has since published screenplays, short stories and essays in German. His plays have been staged at venues including the Burgtheater. He made his literary breakthrough in 2003 with his family novel »Engelszungen«, which was received with great interest throughout Europe. Dimitré Dinev lives in Vienna.