Elise Schmit (born 1982) is a Luxembourg writer and

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

who writes mainly in German. She has won many awards including the 2019

Prix Servais The Servais Prize for Literature (french: Prix Servais pour la littérature) is a Luxembourgish literary award, awarded since 1992 by the Servais Foundation. It is judged by a jury, and can be bestowed upon any writer from Luxembourg, regardless of ...

for ''Stürze aus unterschiedlichen Fallhöhen'', a collection of short stories, which was judged to be the most significant literary work published in Luxembourg in 2018.

Biography

Born in Luxembourg on 4 February 1982, she studied German philology and philosophy at the University of Tübingen. Schmit has received many awards in Luxembourg, including the first prize for the ''Concours littéraire national'' in 2010 and 2012, as well as third prize in 2017; and the

in 2019.

References

1982 births Living people Luxembourgian short story writers 21st-century Luxembourgian writers 21st-century Luxembourgian women writers {{Luxembourg-bio-stub