Anne Weber (born 13 November 1964) is a German-French author, translator and self-translator.
[Wolton, Dominique (2006): ''Auteurs et livres de langue française depuis 1990''. Association pour la diffusion de la pensée française, p. 328-332. (in French)] Since 1983 Anne Weber has lived in
Paris
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. She studied in Paris and worked for several editors.
Anne Weber started writing and publishing in French, but immediately translated her first book ''Ida invente la poudre'' into German ''Ida erfindet das Schießpulver''.
[Patrice Martin, Christophe Drevet (2001): ''La langue française vue d'ailleurs: 100 entretiens''.Tarik Éditions, p. 286. (in French)] Since then she writes each of her books in
French
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and
German
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. Her
self-translation Self-translation is a translation of a source text into a target text by the writer of the source text.
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s are often published at the same time in
France
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and
Germany
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. In 2005 she received the 3Sat award at the
Festival of German-Language Literature
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. For her
translation
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of
Pierre Michon
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she received a European translation award, the
Europäischer Übersetzerpreis Offenburg.
She was awarded the 2020
German Book Prize
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Jacob Burckhardt
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: ''Démétrios, le preneur de villes''. Paris 1992.
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Eleonore Frey: ''État d'urgence''. Paris 1992.
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Wolfgang Schivelbusch
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Early life
Wolfgang Schivelbusch was born on 26 November 1941 in Berlin. He studied literature, sociology, and philosophy. He has lived ...
: ''La nuit désenchantée''. Paris 1993.
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Hans Mayer
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: ''Walter Benjamin''. Paris 1995.
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Birgit Vanderbeke
Birgit Vanderbeke (8 August 1956 – 24 December 2021) was a German writer.
Biography
Born in Dahme, East Germany, Vanderbeke grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, after her family moved to West Germany in 1961.
Vanderbeke studied Law, Germanic ...
: ''Guerre froide''. Paris 1997.
* Birgit Vanderbeke: ''Alberta reçoit un amant''. Paris 1999.
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Jakob Arjouni
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Life
J ...
: ''Un ami''. Paris 2000.
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Corinne Hofmann
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: ''La Massaï blanche''. Paris 2000.
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Melissa Müller
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She is the author of '' Anne Frank: The Biography,'' which draws on historical documents and personal interviews with those who knew Anne Frank to provide a ful ...
: ''La vie d'Anne Frank''. Paris 2000.
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Sibylle Lewitscharoff
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E ...
: ''Pong''. Paris 2000.
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Birgit Vanderbeke
Birgit Vanderbeke (8 August 1956 – 24 December 2021) was a German writer.
Biography
Born in Dahme, East Germany, Vanderbeke grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, after her family moved to West Germany in 1961.
Vanderbeke studied Law, Germanic ...
: ''Devine ce que je vois''. Paris 2000.
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Elke Schmitter: ''Madame Sartoris''. Arles 2001.
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Lea Singer: ''Le maître du goût''. Paris 2001.
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Wilhelm Genazino
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: ''Un parapluie pour ce jour-là''. Paris 2002.
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Norbert Lebert
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Academia
* Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian
* Norbert A’Campo (born 1941 ...
: ''Car tu portes mon nom''. Paris 2002.
* Sibylle Lewitscharoff: ''Harald le courtois''. Paris 2002.
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Erich Maria Remarque
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: ''Dis-moi que tu m'aimes''. Paris 2002.
* Wilhelm Genazino: ''Un appartement, une femme, un roman''. Paris 2004.
Translations into German
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Pierre Michon
Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945, Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, ''Small lives'' (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for ''Small ...
: ''Leben der kleinen Toten''. Suhrkamp, 2003.
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Marguerite Duras
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: ''Hefte aus Kriegszeiten''. Suhrkamp, 2007.
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Pierre Michon
Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945, Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, ''Small lives'' (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for ''Small ...
: ''Rimbaud der Sohn''. Suhrkamp, 2008.
References
External links
Interview mit Anne Weber von Schau ins Blau(in German)
WorldCat(in German)
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1964 births
Living people
German women writers
20th-century French non-fiction writers
20th-century French women writers
German writers in French
French writers in German
21st-century French non-fiction writers
21st-century German writers
21st-century French women writers
21st-century German women