Nach dem Abitur studierte Fabian Lenk in M眉nchen Diplom-Journalistik. Im Anschluss daran war er 25 Jahren als Reporter und leitender Redakteur bei verschiedenen Printmedien t盲tig, bevor er sich ganz dem Schreiben von B眉chern widmete. Sein fr眉herer Beruf als Zeitungsredakteur hat Einfluss auf seine Kriminalromane, die er f眉r Erwachsene und Kinder schreibt. In seinen Kinderkrimis spiegeln sich Fabian Lenks Erfahrungen als Redakteur und seine Rechercheroutine wider. Elemente des Detektivromans werden verkn眉pft mit historischen und geografischen Sachinformationen. Umfangreiche Glossare unterst眉tzen das Ziel, den Lesern Informationen 眉ber den jeweiligen Schauplatz zu vermitteln. Einige seiner B眉cher behandeln auch das Thema Fu脽ball. Dies entspricht seiner Vorliebe f眉r diese Sportart.
Inzwischen sind rund 230 B眉cher erschienen, die in 19 Sprachen 眉bersetzt wurden und sich 眉ber vier Millionen Mal verkauften.
Viele seiner Werke sind mittlerweile als H枚rb眉cher erschienen, darunter die Serien Die Zeitdetektive, Die Schatzj盲ger und 1000 Gefahren.
Fabian Lenk lebt mit seiner Frau in Bruchhausen-Vilsen (Niedersachsen).
Este al patrulea volum din seria 鈥淒etectivii Timpului鈥� 葯i este un roman poli葲ist din Grecia Antic膬. Fabian Lenk ne introduce prin aceast膬 serie de romane 卯ntr-o c膬l膬torie prin diverse perioade istorice al膬turi de Julian, Kim, Leon 葯i pisica lor, Kija. Destina葲ia din acest volum este Olympia 鈥� anul 532 卯nainte de Hristos unde vom face cuno葯tin葲膬 cu unul dintre cei mai cunoscu葲i eroi ai Jocurilor Olimpice din lume 葯i anume legendarul Milo din Croton. Cu fiecare pagin膬 citit膬, cititorii vor afla despre cultura, tradi葲iile, obiceiurile, nivelul de trai, legisla葲ia 葯i multe altele despre perioada men葲ionat膬 anterior. Aici se mai adaug膬 geografie, arhitectur膬, arme, bani 葯i vestimenta葲ii. Cazul pe care trebuie s膬 卯l rezolve cei trei detectivi se asem膬n膬 cu nenum膬ratele cazuri de sabotare a unor sportivi din Jocurile Olimpice mai recente din motive rasiale, de gen 葯i din invidie. Una dintre cele mai importante lec葲ii pe care le 卯nv膬葲膬m este s膬 nu ne l膬s膬m orbi葲i de ranchiun膬 a葯a cum este Kim fa葲膬 de hangi葲膬 pe parcursul pove葯tii de ajunge s膬 o suspecteze de sabotaj. A doua lec葲ie este aceia c膬 un suflet corupt ajunge s膬 fac膬 orice pentru faim膬 葯i avere, chiar dac膬 卯nseamn膬 s膬 卯i r膬neasc膬 葯i pe complicii lor. O alt膬 卯nv膬葲膬tur膬 pe care o tragem din aceast膬 carte este c膬 fiecare avem un spirit de 卯nving膬tor 卯n tot ceea ce ne propunem s膬 facem dac膬 nu ne l膬s膬m intimida葲i de adversari 葯i avem 卯ncredere 卯n noi 卯n葯ine. C芒teva dintre temele discutate sunt invidia, ru葯inea, m芒ndria, descurajarea, nesiguran葲a, sarcasmul, dreptatea, curajul, r膬bdarea, g芒ndirea limpede a lucrurilor, perseveren葲a, hot膬r芒rea, adev膬rul, respectul 葯i iertarea. Romanul face referire la primele Jocuri Olimpice din antichitate 卯nainte de sosirea cre葯tinilor 卯n Grecia. Aventur膬, investiga葲ii, c膬l膬torie 卯n timp, suspans, familie, r膬sturnare de situa葲ie, mister, tr膬dare 葯i loialitate sunt c芒teva dintre lucrurile pe care le ve葲i descoperi de-a lungul pove葯tii. Romanul 卯n sine poate fi considerat o fil膬 rupt膬 dintr-o carte de istorie. Domnul Lenk este printre primii scriitori care ne demonstreaz膬 c膬 putem s膬-i 卯nv膬葲膬m pe cititori istorie 葯i s膬-i introducem 卯n bucuria lecturii 卯n acela葯i timp folosindu-葯i cuno葯tin葲ele, documentarea 葯i imagina葲ia pentru a crea o oper膬 de art膬 educativ膬 葯i captivant膬. Felul Kijei de a se comporta se aseam膬n膬 cu Watson, pisica Agathei din seria 鈥濧gatha Mistery鈥� de Sir Steve Stevenson, care 卯i ajut膬 pe eroi s膬 rezolve diverse cazuri. Exist膬 momente c芒nd aceasta ne d膬 impresia c膬 nu este o pisic膬 obi葯nuit膬 dup膬 felul cum ac葲ioneaz膬 卯n diferite situa葲ii. De葯i nu sunt 卯nrudi葲i, eroii romanelor din seria 鈥淒etectivii Timpului鈥� sunt exemplul muncii 卯n echip膬. Curajo葯i, iste葲i 葯i gata pentru o nou膬 aventur膬, cei trei copii sunt gata s膬 rezolve un caz nou. Recomand acest roman cititorilor 卯ncep芒nd cu nou膬 ani.
Review of 鈥濼reason in Olympia鈥� by Fabian Lenk:
It鈥檚 the fourth book from 鈥淭he Time Detectives鈥� series and it鈥檚 a detective story from Ancient Greece. Through this series, Fabian Lenk introduces us in a journey through different historical settings and time periods along with Julian, Leon, Kim and their cat, Kija. The destination here is Archaia Olympia in the year 532 BC, where we will meet with one of the most famous heroes of the Olympic Games in the world namely, the legendary Milo of Croton. With every page read, the readers will find out about the culture, traditions, customs, standard of living, legislation and many other things in the period mentioned earlier. We may add geography, architecture, weapons, money and clothing. The case that the three detectives have to solve is similar to the numerous cases of sabotaging some sportsmen during the more recent Olympic Games for racial and gender reason and out of envy. One of the most important lessons we learn is to never let ourselves be blinded by hatred like Kim is. Because she bears grudges against the mistress of the inn throughout the story, she suspects her of sabotage. The second lesson is that corrupted souls will do anything for fame and fortune even if it means hurting their own henchmen. Another moral that we draw from this novel is that we all have the spirit of a winner when it comes to doing everything we planned to do as long as we don鈥檛 let ourselves be intimidated by our opponents and believe in ourselves. Envy, shame, pride, discouragement, insecurity, sarcasm, justice, bravery, patience, thinking things clearly, perseverance, determination, truth, respect and forgiveness are some of the themes discussed throughout this book. The novel makes reference to the first Olympic Games in ancient times before the Christians arrived in Greece. Adventure, investigations, time travel, suspense, family, twist of plot, mystery, betrayal and loyalty are some of the things which will you discover while reading the story. The novel itself can be considered a page ripped from a history book. Mr. Lenk is one of the first writers, who proved that one can both teach the readers history and make them discover the joy of reading by using one鈥檚 knowledge, documentation and imagination to create an educational and captivating work of art. Kija鈥檚 behavior is similar to Watson鈥檚, Agatha鈥檚 cat from the 鈥淎gatha: Girl of Mystery鈥� series by Sir Steve Stevenson because both cats act like police dogs and help the heroes with their cases. There are moments when she gives us the impression that she鈥檚 not a normal cat due to the way she acts in different situations. Although they鈥檙e not related, the heroes from 鈥淭he Time Detectives鈥� series set a good example of teamwork. Brave, clever and ready for a new adventure, the trio is ready to solve a new case. I recommend this book to readers 9+.
Das war ein eher langweiliger Fall, der sich meines Erachtens sehr gezogen hat. Der Haupt-Pluspunkt f眉r mich sind die Kapiteleinstiegs- und -endbilder von Kija. Die sind putzig.