Nelly Sachs Prize
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Edition 27 (2013) Winner
Abbas Khadir
アッバース・ハーディル
Abbas Khadir
Aliases:
Abbas Khider
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1973-03-03 （Baghdad, Iraq）
- Nationality
- Iraqi, German
- Languages
- Arabic, German
- Residence History
- Baghdad, Iraq → Berlin, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka, Alexander Pushkin, Charles Baudelaire
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | — | Literature and Philosophy | — | — | Germany |
| University of Potsdam | — | Literature and Philosophy | — | — | Germany |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Literature and Philosophy
Country:
Germany
University of Potsdam
Literature and Philosophy
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Adelbert von Chamisso Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Hilde Domin Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Nelly Sachs Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Spycher Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Mainzer Stadtschreiber | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Adelbert von Chamisso Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Berlin Prize for Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
2010
Result:
受賞
Hilde Domin Prize
2013
Result:
受賞
Nelly Sachs Prize
2013
Result:
受賞
Spycher Prize
2016
Result:
受賞
Mainzer Stadtschreiber
2017
Result:
受賞
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
2017
Result:
受賞
Berlin Prize for Literature
2025
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Village Indian
2008 NovelA novel about the experiences of an Iraqi refugee.
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Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- The Village Indian
- The President's Oranges
- Letter to the Aubergine Republic
- A Slap in the Face
- Palace of the Miserables
- The memory-faker
- German for everyone
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- humorous tonenarrative based on personal experiencessatirical style
- Recurring Motifs
- refugee experiencesbureaucracygendered power systemsresistance and self-protection
Legacy
Iraqi-origin German author renowned for voicing refugees' experiences in German novels with humor, recipient of numerous literary prizes.
Trivia
- Born into a family of eight siblings.
- Parents were illiterate and sold dates for a living.
- Imprisoned from 1993 to 1995 for political activism against Saddam Hussein's regime.