Ingo Schulze (born 15 December 1962) is a German

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born in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

in former

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

. He studied classical

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at the

University of Jena The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (german: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The un ...

for five years, and, until

German reunification German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...

, was an assistant director (dramatic arts advisor) at the State Theatre in

Altenburg Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region betw ...

45 km south of

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...

for two years. After sleeping through the events of the night of 9 November 1989, Schulze started a newspaper with friends. He was encouraged to write. Schulze spent six months in

St Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

which became the basis for his debut collection of short stories ''33 Moments of Happiness'' (1995). Schulze has won a number of awards for his novels and stories, which have been translated into twenty languages, among them into English by John E. Woods. In 2007, he was awarded the Thüringer Literaturpreis. In 2013 he was awarded the

Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis ( en, "Bertolt Brecht Literature Prize") is a literary award in Augsburg, Germany, birthplace of Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Berto ...

Life

Schulze, the son of a physicist and a doctor, grew up with his mother after his parents' divorce. After completing his

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, which he took in 1981 at the

Kreuzschule The ''Kreuzschule'' (German for "School of the Cross") in Dresden (also known by its Latin name, ''schola crucis'') is the oldest surviving school in Dresden and one of the oldest in Germany. As early as 1300, a schoolmaster (''Cunradus puerorum re ...

in Dresden, he completed basic military service in the

National People's Army The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990. The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) an ...

. Until 1988 he studied classical

at the Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena. Subsequently, Schulze was a

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at the ''Landestheater'' of

, which he left in order to work as a journalist. In 1990 he was a cofounder of the 'independent newspaper' the ''Alternburger Wochenblatt'', which was operational until Autumn 1991, as well as an ''Offertenblatt'' (a kind of newspaper for classified ads) called the ''Anzeiger''. Both were published by the Alternburg publishing house, which was managed by Schulze until the end of 1992. In early 1993 he went to Russia, where he launched the advertising newspaper '' Привет Петербург'' (''Privet Petersburg''). Since the mid-1990s Schulze has lived as a freelance author in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

. He and his wife have two daughters. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Berlin Academy of the Arts and, since 2007, of the

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. He is also a member of the Saxony Academy of the Arts and the

PEN Centre Germany PEN Centre Germany is part of the worldwide association of writers founded in London in 1921, now known as PEN International. One of over 140 autonomous PEN centres around the world, PEN Centre Germany is based in Darmstadt, Hesse. Work PEN C ...

. In Autumn 2019 Schulze curated the ''forum:autoren'' at the Munich Literature Festival. The theme was titled 'Exercises in paradise. Questions to the world after 1989.'

Awards

* 1995 Alfred-Döblin-Förderpreis * 1995 Ernst-Willner-Preis beim Ingeborg-Bachmann-Wettbewerb * 1995

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 ...

* 1998 Johannes-Bobrowski-Medaille * 2001

Joseph-Breitbach-Preis Joseph-Breitbach-Preis (Joseph Breitbach Prize) is a literary prize awarded by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Academy of Sciences and Literature of Mainz), in Germany and the Joseph Breitbach Foundation. Established in ...

(gemeinsam mit Dieter Wellershoff und Thomas Hürlimann) * 2006 Finalist für den Deutschen Buchpreis: Neue Leben * 2006 Peter-Weiss-Preis * 2007 Thüringer Literaturpreis * 2007 Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse * 2008 Premio Grinzane Cavour * 2008 Samuel-Bogumil-Linde-Preis * 2008 Finalist of

Deutscher Buchpreis The German Book Prize (''Deutscher Buchpreis'') is awarded annually, in October, by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (''Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels'') to the best new German language novel of the year. The books, publi ...

: Adam und Evelyn * 2009 Longlist of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award * 2011

Mainzer Stadtschreiber The Mainzer Stadtschreiber (City clerk in Mainz) is an annual German literature award. It is awarded by ZDF, 3sat and the city of Mainz and was founded in 1984. The award is endowed with €12,500. Additionally the laureate receives the right to l ...

* 2013

* 2013 Manhae-Preis * 2017

Rheingau Literatur Preis Rheingau Literatur Preis is a literary prize of Hesse. It is awarded annually since 1994 by the which follows the Rheingau Musik Festival. An author is awarded whose prose gained the attention of the literary critics ("") The prize of 11,111 Eu ...

* 2019 Werner-Bergengruen-Preis * 2020 Officers Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

Publications

* ''33 Augenblicke des Glücks'', Berlin 1995 ("33 Moments of Happiness") * ''Simple Storys'', Berlin 1998 erman text under an English heading* ''Der Brief meiner Wirtin'', Ludwigsburg 2000 * ''Von Nasen, Faxen und Ariadnefäden'', Berlin 2000 * ''Mr. Neitherkorn und das Schicksal'', Berlin 2001 * ''Würde ich nicht lesen, würde ich auch nicht schreiben'', Lichtenfels 2002 * ''Neue Leben'', Berlin 2005 * ''Handy. Dreizehn Storys in alter Manier'', Berlin 2007 * ''Adam und Evelyn'', Berlin 2008. * ''One More Story: Thirteen Stories in the Time-Honored Mode''. 2010

References

External links

German audio samples of "Neue Leben" and "Handy"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schulze, Ingo 1962 births Living people Writers from Dresden People from Bezirk Dresden 20th-century German novelists 21st-century German novelists German male novelists 20th-century German male writers 21st-century German male writers Aufstehen People educated at the Kreuzschule University of Jena alumni Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany