Felicitas Hoppe (born 22 December 1960) is a German writer. She received the

Georg Büchner Prize The Georg Büchner Prize (german: link=no, Georg-Büchner-Preis) is the most important literary prize for German language literature, along with the Goethe Prize. The award is named after dramatist and writer Georg Büchner, author of ''Woyzeck'' ...

in 2012.

Biography

Early years

Felicitas Hoppe was born in

Hamelin Hamelin ( ; german: Hameln ) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly 57,000. Hamelin is best known for the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. H ...

, Lower Saxony, and grew up there. After her

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

she studied literature, rhetorics and theology: from 1982 to 1984 at the Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen, from 1984 to 1986 at the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

and from 1987 to 1990 at the Freien Universität Berlin. In 2006 she was a visiting scholar at

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...

. She worked as a

dramaturge A dramaturge or dramaturg is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programmes (or helps others with these tasks), consults auth ...

and journalist. Since 1996 she has been a freelance writer living in Berlin.

Career

Her work often deals with transitory themes, as in "Picknick der Friseure", in a comical, but nevertheless thrilling way, which make her stories seem to be absurd. She also uses the technique of quotation for her novels, as in "Johanna", where she reconstructs the story of

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronati ...

using official case records. As a relatively young, successful and female writer, she belongs to a group of writers which literary criticism calls the " Fräuleinwunder". She also writes children's books. For her work as a writer she received the following awards: in 1994

Alfred-Döblin-Stipendium Alfred-Döblin-Stipendium (or the Alfred Döblin Scholarship, in English) is a literary prize of Germany that has been awarded to Berlin writers since 1985. It was named after the writer Alfred Döblin. The recipient of the scholarship is select ...

(a scholarship), in 1996

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 ...

and the at the

Festival of German-Language Literature The Festival of German-Language Literature (german: Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur, links=no) is a literary event which takes place annually in Klagenfurt, Austria. During this major literary festival which lasts for several days a number of ...

in Klagenfurt, in 1997 the

Rauris Literature Prize The Rauris Literature Prize () is an annual Austrian literary award since 1972 by the Salzburg state government. The prize money is €10,000. It is awarded "for the best prose first publication by a German-speaking author from the previous year". ...

, in 2004 the

Nicolas Born Prize The Nicolas Born Prize, awarded by the German state of Lower Saxony, is a literary prize given since 2000 in honour of the writer Nicolas Born. It is awarded to notable German-language writers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The main priz ...

, the

Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis The Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis (Heimito von Doderer Literature Prize, short also: Heimito von Doderer Prize) was established in 1996 to commemorate the 100th birthday of Heimito von Doderer. It was created as a memorial to "one of the most ...

and the , in 2005 the

Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau is a literary prize of Hesse. The prize, awarded by the City of Hanau, honors the Brothers Grimm, who were both born in Hanau. The prize is endowed with €10,000 and has been awarded since 1983. The ceremo ...

. In 2005 she also held the ''Poetikdozentur: junge Autoren'' der Fachhochschule Wiesbaden. In 2007 she received

Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen The Bremen Literature Prize (german: link=no, Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen, literally: Literature Prize of the city of Bremen) is a German literary award. The prize money is €25,000 (Förderpreis: €6,000). Recipients *1954 Heinrich Schm ...

and the

Roswitha-Preis The Roswitha Prize (german: Roswitha-Preis) is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women. The Roswitha-Medal has been given almost yearly since 1973 by the city of Bad Gandersheim. In 1998 it received its moder ...

. In 2008 Hoppe held the Bert Brecht Gastprofessur at the University of

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

. In 2012, Hoppe was awarded the most prestigious literary prize in German literature, the

. In 2020, she was awarded the first

Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany. The Deutsche Literaturfonds (German Literature Fund) based in Darmstadt has been awarding the prize since 1983. The prize money was raised in 2019 from €20,000 to €30,000. In addi ...

Works

* ''Unglückselige Begebenheiten'', Eppelheim 1991 * ''Picknick der Friseure'', Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1996 * ''Das Richtfest'', Berlin 1997 * ''Drei Kapitäne'', Berlin 1998 * ''Pigafetta'', Reinbek bei Hamburg 1999 * ''Vom Bäcker und seiner Frau'', Berlin 1999 * ''Die Torte'', Berlin 2000 * ''Fakire und Flötisten'', Berlin 2001 * ''Paradiese, Übersee'', Reinbek bei Hamburg 2003, Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2006 * ''Die Reise nach Java'', Berlin 2003 * ''Verbrecher und Versager'', Hamburg 2004 * ''Ausgerutscht'', Mathegeschichte * ''Johanna'', Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2006 * ''Iwein Löwenritter'', Frankfurt am Main 2008 * ''Sieben Schätze. Augsburger Vorlesungen'', Frankfurt am Main 2009 * ''Der beste Platz der Welt'', Dörlemann Verlag, Zürich 2009 * ''Abenteuer – was ist das?'', Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2010, * ''Hoppe'', Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2012, * ''Kröne dich selbst – sonst krönt dich keiner.'', Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg 2018, * ''Prawda. Eine amerikanische Reise.'' Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2018, * ''The Making of Prawda.'', Distanz Verlag, Berlin 2019, * ''Grimms Märchen für Heldinnen von heute und morgen.'', Editor: Felicitas Hoppe, Reclam, Ditzingen 2019,

References

External links

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Michaela Holdenried: Anmerkungen zur postmodernen Zitationspraxis und Autorschaft im Werk von Felicitas Hoppe
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Felicitas Hoppe im Interview über Handlungsorte in ihrem Werk
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