Dorothee Elmiger (born 1985 in

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) is a Swiss writer. She presently lives in Switzerland. Elmiger is considered one of the most promising young Swiss writers, especially after winning the second

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, the Kelag Prize, in 2010.

Life

After finishing school her primary schooling, Dorothee Elmiger went to

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before beginning her studies of philosophy and political sciences at the

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. She received her professional training at the Swiss Institute for Literature in

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and at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig, where she spent an exchange semester. Elmiger has won several prizes, including the

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and the

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for best literary debut. In 2014, Elmiger received the Hermann-Hesse-Förderpreis for her second novel ''Schlafgänger'', in 2015 she was awarded a Swiss Literature Award by the Federal Office of Culture and the

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. Her work has been translated into several languages, including English, French, Swedish and Turkish.

Publications

* ''Einladung an die Waghalsigen.'' DuMont, Cologne 2010, * ''Schlafgänger.'' DuMont, Cologne 2014, * ''Aus der Zuckerfabrik.'' Hanser, Munich 2020,

External links

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„Dorothee Elmiger erhält Erich-Fried-Preis“

Dorothee Elmiger wins the Bachmann prize

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, 27. Juni 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Elmiger, Dorothee 1985 births 21st-century Swiss women writers Living people People from Wetzikon Swiss writers in German Swiss women writers