Monika , Maron


Born on June 4, 1941 in Berlin


1951 Move with her family from West Berlin to East Berlin

Work as industrial cutter

Work as director’s assistant

University studies in theatre and art history

Work as a journalist for the Morgenpost

1988 Move to the Federal Republic of Germany

1990 Brothers Grimm Award

1992 Kleist Award

1994 Roswitha Award, Solothurn Literature Award

2003 Friedrich Hölderlin Award

2005 Lecturer in poetry at the University of Frankfurt/Main

2009 German National Prize for Art and Science

Monika Maron lives in Berlin

Literature about the fall of the wall

Literature about the fall of the wall and the process of Germany's reunification.

Literature in Germany

Articles and Links on Selected Topics

Translation programme of the Goethe-Institut

Translation of German literature

1989 – 10 Wall Stories

1989 – 10 Wall Stories
Stories by famous writers, illustrated by the comic-artist Henning Wagenbreth: a book, an exhibition, a multitude of events