FAU Alumni #MyStory: Michael Kobr

Co-author of the crime series

Already during his studies at FAU, he was praised for his writing talent in term papers and exams. Michael Kobr has been writing the popular detective stories about Inspector Kluftinger with his school friend Peter Klüpfel for 20 years. He studied German and Romance languages and literature at FAU and worked as a teacher for several years after graduating.

In our interview, he reveals how writing then became his profession, why he now also writes crime novels on his own and what he particularly likes to remember from his time at FAU.

FAU Alumni #MyStory
The short videos in the FAU Alumni #MyStory series focus on outstanding FAU alumni, taking viewers on a journey into the alumni’s student life and providing insights into the impressive resumes and careers of today’s personalities. To do so, they return to the place where it all began: the FAU campus.