Biography

born 1979 in Berlin
© Renate von Mangoldt

 

trained as a journalist in Germany and New York  

1977 Alfred Döblin fellowship
1998 publishes her first book "Summerhouse, later" (Sommerhaus, später)
1999 Hugo-Ball Award Literary Award of the City of Bremen
2001 Kleist Award
2007

"Nichts als Gespenster" is made into film 

2009

Friedrich-Hölderlin-Prize  

  lives and works in Berlin

  

Last update June 2011
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