Born in 1977 in Halle on the Saale
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Worked after school leaving exams as a builder’s helper, removal man and watchman | ||
| 1998 – 2003 |
Studies at the German Literary Institute in Leipzig
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| 2001 |
Comes first in the MDR Literature Competition | |
| 2002 |
Literature grant from the Sachsen Ministry for the Arts and Humanities | |
| 2006 |
Rheingau Literature Prize; Mara Cassens Prize | |
| 2007 |
The Lessing Förderpreis, a prize intended to promote and encourage the work of a talented young writer; Clemens Brentano Prize | |
| 2008 |
Leipzig Book Festival Prize
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| Lives in Leipzig |
