Saša Stanišić

(c) Peter von Felbert
(c) Peter von Felbert born 1978 in Visegrad (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 

© Peter von Felbert

1992 flees to Germany with his parents
2004-2006 studies at the Literature Institute, University of Leipzig
2005 residence grant Villa Waldberta / Feldafing
Kelag Audience Award of the Bachmann Competition
2006 “How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone” shortlisted for the German Book Prize Award
winner of the Heinrich Vetter Competition
2007 Promotional Prize of the Bremen Literature Prize
writer-in-residence in Graz
2008 Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Prize of the Robert Bosch Foundation
fellowship from the Heimito von Doderer Literature Prize
premiere of his first play "Go West"
 

lives in Leipzig

Last update June 2011
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