Eugen Ruge

Eugen Ruge (born 24 June 1954 in Sosva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union) is a German writer, director and translator from Russian.

In 2011 he won the German Book Prize for In Times of Fading Light.

After studying mathematics at Humboldt University, he worked as a research assistant at the GDR Academy of Sciences.

In 1986, he began his career as a writer, documentary filmmaker and screenwriter.

He is the father of four children and divides his time between Berlin and Rügen.