Petra Morsbach (born 1 June 1956) is a German author.

Life and career

Morsbach was born in

Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...

, but grew up in Germany. She studied at

Munich University The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

and

Leningrad Theater Academy The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...

. Morsbach's first novel, ''Plötzlich ist es Abend'' (''Suddenly it's Evening''), was published in 1995 and follows the life of a Russian woman whose family was prosecuted by

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...

. ''Opernroman'', her second novel, was published in 1998 and is based on Morsbach's experience working in theatre for a decade. It is set in the fictional town of Neustadt am Rhein and centers around the local opera company throughout a season. Her novel ''Gottesdiener'' (''God's Servant'') was published in 2004 and follows the life of an elderly Catholic priest. She won the

Jean-Paul-Preis Jean-Paul-Preis is a Bavarian literary prize, awarded bi-annually by the Free State of Bavaria. It is named in honour of the German Romantic writer Jean Paul. The prize money is €15,000. Recipients *1983 Hans Egon Holthusen *1985 Friedrich ...

with her 2013 book, ''Dichterliebe'' which is centered around a poet who is going through an existential crisis. Her novel, ''Justizpalast'' (''Palace of Justice'') was published in 2017 and won the

Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize The Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize () is a German literary award established in 2000 by the city of Braunschweig and the radio broadcaster Deutschlandradio. It is named after the 18th-century writer Wilhelm Raabe and is awarded for an individual ...

. The novel is a biography of a fictional judge called Thirza Zorniger. Morsbach spent 9 years researching the justice system for the book.

Bibliography

* * * * * * * * *

Dissertation

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morsbach, Petra Living people 1956 births 20th-century German women writers 21st-century German women writers 20th-century German novelists 21st-century German non-fiction writers German women novelists German women non-fiction writers Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni