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Anja Kampmann
Anja Kampmann (born 1983) is a German poet and author. Biography Kampmann was born in 1983 in Hamburg. She studied at the University of Hamburg and at the German Institute for Literature () in Leipzig. She also attended the renowned International Writing Program at the University of Iowa with a scholarship, then start of a dissertation on Samuel Beckett's later prose (musicality & silence) as well as work for the radio. Since 2011, she has been working for Deutschlandfunk and NZZ, among others. Her poetry has been published in numerous German publications. Her debut collection ''Proben von Stein und Licht'' appeared in 2016 in Edition Lyrik. Her first novel ''Wie hoch die Wasser steigen'' (''High As The Waters Rise'', translated by Anne Posten) has received widespread acclaim, and has won many prizes among them the and the Lessing Prize (Förderpreis). It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2020. In 2021 she published her second collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MDR-Literaturpreis
MDR-Literaturpreis was a German literary prize. The prize was awarded by the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk from 1996 to 2015. The main prize was endowed with 5,000 euros, the second with 2,500 euros and the third with 1,500 euros (donated by Druckhaus Köthen), as well an audience award was endowed with 1000 euros. The award consisted of a literary short story competition. Recipients Source: * 1996 1. Prize: Renate Schröder * 1997 1. Prize: Henner Kotte * 1998 1. Prize: Ulman Weiß * 1999 1. Prize: Jörg Jacob * 2000 1. Prize: Undine Materni * 2001 1. Prize: Clemens Meyer * 2002 1. Prize: Simone Gertz, 2. Prize: Ralf Eggers, 3. Prize: Christine Hoba * 2003 1. Prize: Omar Saavedra Santis; 2. Prize: Clemens Meyer; 3. Prize: Nils Mohl * 2004 1. Prize: Bov Bjerg; 2. Prize: Jonas-Philipp Dallmann; 3. Prize: Martin Gülich; Audience Prize: Bov Bjerg * 2005 1. Prize: Silvio Huonder; 2. Prize: Martin Gülich; 3. Prize: Gunter Gerlach * 2006 1. Prize: Thomas Pletzinger; 2. Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Hummelt
Norbert Hummelt (born 30 December 1962 in Neuss) is a German poet, essayist and translator. in: '' 2016/2017''. vol. II: P–Z. Walter De Gruyter, 2016, , p. 438. Hummelt studied German studies and English studies in until 1990. He worked together with |
Bavarian Academy Of Fine Arts
Bavarian is the adjective form of the German state of Bavaria, and refers to people of ancestry from Bavaria. Bavarian may also refer to: * Bavarii, a Germanic tribe * Bavarians, a nation and ethnographic group of Germans * Bavarian, Iran, a village in Fars Province * Bavarian language, a West Germanic language See also * * Bavaria (other) Bavaria may refer to: Places Germany * Bavaria, one of the 16 federal states of Germany * Duchy of Bavaria (907–1623) * Electorate of Bavaria (1623–1805) * Kingdom of Bavaria (1805–1918) * Bavarian Soviet Republic (1919), a short-lived commun ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainer-Malkowski-Preis
Rainer-Malkowski-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. The prize is awarded every two years by the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in cooperation with the Rainer Malkowski Foundation. The Rainer Malkowski Prize, with prize money of 30,000 euros, is one of the most highly endowed German literary prizes. The prize has been founded in 2005 by the (Foundation for the Promotion of German-Language Literature), on request of the poet Rainer Malkowski, who died in 2003. Recipients * 2006: Manfred Peter Hein * 2008: Adolf Endler und Kurt Drawert (equal parts) * 2010: Angela Krauß * 2012: Christoph Meckel und Lutz Seiler (equal parts) * 2014: Daniela Danz und Mirko Bonné (equal parts) * 2016: Klaus Merz (main prize); Efrat Gal-Ed (scholarship) * 2018: Ror Wolf (main prize); Sylvia Geist (scholarship) * 2020: Anja Kampmann und Norbert Hummelt Norbert Hummelt (born 30 December 1962 in Neuss) is a German poet, essayist and translator. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The National Book Awards were established in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, "Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1936-04-12, page BR12. "Lewis is Scornful of Radio Culture: Nothing Ever Will Replace the Old-Fashioned Book ...", ''The New York Times'', 1936-05-12, page 25. abandoned during World War II, and re-established by three book industry organizations in 1950. Non-U.S. authors and publishers were eligible for the pre-war awards. Now they are presented to U.S. authors for books published in the United States roughly during the award year. The nonprofit National Book Foundation was established in 1988 to administer and enhance the National Book Awards and "move beyond heminto the fields of edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadtschreiber Von Bergen
The Stadtschreiber von Bergen ('City clerk of Bergen') is an annual German literary award. The prize money is €20,000 with one year of free living in the town clerk's house in Bergen-Enkheim, Frankfurt, "An der Oberpforte 4". It was the first Stadtschreiber award in German-speaking countries and established in 1974. The Stadtschreiber has no obligations and can invite writers. A jury with nine members decides the winner. Recipients * 1974/1975 Wolfgang Koeppen * 1975/1976 Karl Krolow * 1976/1977 Peter Rühmkorf * 1977/1978 Peter Härtling * 1978/1979 Nicolas Born * 1979/1980 Helga M. Novak * 1980/1981 Dieter Kühn * 1981/1982 Peter Bichsel * 1982/1983 Jurek Becker * 1983/1984 Günter Kunert * 1984/1985 Friederike Roth * 1985/1986 Ludwig Fels * 1986/1987 Gerhard Köpf * 1987/1988 Ulla Hahn * 1988/1989 Eva Demski * 1989/1990 Katja Lange-Müller * 1990/1991 Heinz Czechowski * 1991/1992 Robert Gernhardt * 1992/1993 Ralf Rothmann * 1993/1994 Paul Nizon * 1994/1995 Josef Winkler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lessing Prize Of The Free State Of Saxony
The Lessing Prize of the Free State of Saxony is a German literary award. It was founded in 1993 by the Government of the Free State of Saxony and is awarded every two years. It consists of a main prize, which honours outstanding achievements in the spirit of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, especially in the field of literature, literary criticism and the theater. This prize is worth 20,000 euros. In addition, two further "promotional prizes" are awarded, which seek to publicly recognize and promote promising beginnings in these fields. These prizes are each worth 5,500 euros. The award ceremony usually takes place on 21 January, the eve of Lessing's birthday (22 January 1729), as part of the celebrations organized by the Lessing Museum in his native town of Kamenz. The award builds on the tradition of the Lessing Prize of the GDR , which was awarded from 1955 to 1989 by the Ministry of Culture of the GDR. Winners * 1993: Hans Sahl; also Lutz Graf * 1995: Rolf Hoppe; also Angela Krauss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspekte-Literaturpreis
The Aspekte-Literaturpreis (''Aspekte'' Literature Prize) is awarded annually for the best debut novel written in German, as judged by a panel of writers, critics, and scholars. The prize is sponsored by the ZDF television network through its arts program, '. It is valued at 10,000 Euros. Past recipients include Georg Büchner Prize-winner Felicitas Hoppe and Nobel Prize-winner Herta Müller. The award was established in 1979. Winners *1979 Hanns-Josef Ortheil for ''Fermer'' *1980 Michael Schneider for ''Das Spiegelkabinett'' *1981 Thomas Hürlimann for ''Die Tessinerin'' *1982 Inge Merkel for ''Das andere Gesicht'' *1983 Zsuzsanna Gahse for ''Zero'' *1983 Beat Sterchi for ''Blösch'' *1984 Herta Müller for ''Niederungen'' *1985 Jochen Beyse for ''Der Aufklärungsmacher'' *1986 Barbara Honigmann for ''Roman von einem Kinde'' *1987 Erich Hackl for ''Auroras Anlaß'' *1988 Christa Moog for ''Aus tausend grünen Spiegeln'' *1989 Irina Liebmann for ''Mitten im Krieg'' *1990 Ul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Book Prize
The German Book Prize (''Deutscher Buchpreis'') is awarded annually, in October, by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (''Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels'') to the best new German language novel of the year. The books, published in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, are nominated by their publishers, who can propose up to two books from their current or planned publication list. The books should be in shops before the short-list is announced in September of the award year. The winner is awarded €25,000, while the five shortlisted authors receive €2,500 each. It is presented annually during the Frankfurt Book Fair. The prize was created in 2005, as a successor to the Deutscher Bücherpreis, to heighten awareness for authors writing in German. It is based on the same idea as literary prizes such as the Man Booker Prize or the Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig Book Fair Prize
The Leipzig Book Fair Prize () is a literary award assigned annually during the Leipzig Book Fair to outstanding newly released literary works in the categories "Fiction", "Non-fiction" and "Translation". The Leipzig Book Fair Prize has been awarded since the Deutscher Bücherpreis The Deutscher Bücherpreis (English: ''German Book Prize'') was a non-monetary prize for literature which was awarded at the Leipzig Book Fair by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association from 2002 to 2004. After September 2004, the Assoc ... was ceased in 2005, and is one of the most important literary awards in Germany. The winner in each category is awarded €15,000. Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2005 * Fiction: Terézia Mora, ''Alle Tage'' * Non-fiction: Rüdiger Safranski, ''Schiller oder die Erfindung des Deutschen Idealismus'' * Translation: Thomas Eichhorn, for Les Murray (poet), Les Murray's ''Fredy Neptune'' 2006 * Fiction: Ilija Trojanow, ''Der Weltensammler'' * Non-fiction: Franz Schu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
