Fridolin Schley (born 29 October 1976) is a German writer. In 2007 he won the

Toucan Prize The Toucan Prize (german: Tukan-Preis) is a literary prize given by the city of Munich to the best new publication by a Munich author. It has been awarded since 1965 and is endowed with 6,000 Euros. Recipients *1965 Paul Mommertz, Georg Schwarz ...

for his novel ''Wildes schönes Tier'', and in 2021 again for ''Die Verteidigung''.

Life

Fridolin Schley was born in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

on 29 October 1976. He went to school in

Gauting Gauting is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of approximately 20,000. It is situated on the river Würm, southwest of Munich and is a part of the Munich metropolitan area. Geography Stockdorf, ...

and then studied German studies, philosophy and political science in Munich and Berlin, followed by a course of studies at the

University of Television and Film Munich The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. T ...

. He received his PhD for his works on W. G. Sebald. In 2007 he was invited to 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 ...

to read from his novella ''Unannehmlichkeiten durch Liebe''. He is a member of the German section of

PEN International PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous Internationa ...

and works as a freelancer for ''

Die Zeit ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The ...

''. He lives in Munich.

Reception

The '' FAZ'' attests his debut novel ''Verloren, mein Vater'' "literary finesse" and "bravery"; he impressed with his dealing with social topics.

Awards

* 2001: Hermann-Lenz-Preis studentship for ''Verloren, mein Vater'' * 2001:

Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis is a Bavarian arts and literary prize. Selected winners Source: 2002 :Performing arts * Stefanie Dietrich (actress) * Barbara Schöller (actress) * Christian Hettkamp (actor) * Marc Oliver Schulze (actor) ...

for ''Verloren, mein Vater'' * 2007:

for ''Wildes Schönes Tier'' * 2021: Toucan Prize for ''Die Verteidigung'' * 2022:

Franz-Hessel-Preis Franz-Hessel-Preis or Franz Hessel Prize for Contemporary Literature is a literary prize of French literature, France and Germany for French and German authors. The prize was created as a tribute to the writer and translator Franz Hessel. This Fra ...

for ''Die Verteidigung''

Bibliography

Fiction

* 2001: * 2003: * 2007: * 2016: * 2021:

Non-fiction

* 2012: * 2014:

References

External links

Personal website
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