Wladimir Kaminer

© Doris Poklekowski, Wladimir Kaminer 

born 19 July 1967 in Moscow

 

© Doris Poklekowski, Wladimir Kaminer

 

trained as an audio engineer for theatre and broadcast in Moscow

studied dramaturgy at the Moscow Institute for Theatre

1990

emigration to East-Berlin with his family

after 1990

work at Off-Off-Theatre  

2000 

first "Russendisko" at "Kaffee Burger"  

since 2001 

publishing texts in a variety of German newspapers and magazines; weekly radio-show "Wladimirs Welt" at RBB Radio MultiKulti; writer for the ZDF-Morningshow   

2002 

Ben-Witter-Prize  

2006

Literature Prize of Stahlstiftung Eisenhüttenstadt

lives in Berlin

Last update June 2011
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