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Anna Funder

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Anna Funder

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1966-01-01 （Melbourne）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English, French, German
Residence History
Melbourne, Australia → Paris, France → Berlin, Germany → Brooklyn, New York, United States → Australia

Career

Occupations
Writer, International lawyer
Active Years
2002-
Affiliations
International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), Australian Privacy Foundation Advisory Panel, PEN International (Australian and US chapters), Folio Prize Academy
Memberships
PEN International, Folio Prize Academy
Nominations
International Dublin Literary Award, Commonwealth Book Prize, Prime Minister's Literary Award, Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature (Fiction Prize), Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Australian Society of Authors Asher Literary Award, Indie Book Awards Nonfiction, 2024, Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, 2024, Nib Literary Award, 2024

Education

Star of the Sea College
Unknown
Degree: dux
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: Australia
Graduated as dux in 1983
University of Melbourne
Unknown
Degree: BA (Hons), LLB (Hons), MA
Country: Australia
Freie Universität Berlin
Unknown
Country: Germany
University of Technology Sydney
Creative Writing
Degree: DCA (Doctor of Creative Arts)
Country: Australia

Awards

Samuel Johnson Prize
2004
Work: Stasiland
Organization: Baillie Gifford Prize
Result: 受賞
Miles Franklin Award
2012
Work: All That I Am
Organization: Miles Franklin Literary Award
Result: 受賞
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
2011
Work: All That I Am
Category: Fiction Award, People's Choice Award
Organization: Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
Result: 受賞
Barbara Jefferis Award
2012
Work: All That I Am
Organization: Australian Society of Authors
Result: 受賞
Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA)
2012
Work: All That I Am
Category: Literary Fiction Book of the Year
Organization: Australian Book Industry Awards
Result: 受賞
Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA)
2024
Work: Wifedom
Category: Biography Book of the Year
Organization: Australian Book Industry Awards
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Stasiland

2003 Non-fiction

Stories from behind the Berlin Wall about people who resisted the East German communist dictatorship and those who worked for the Stasi. Translated into 16 languages.

East GermanyStasiResistanceCommunism
Translations
  • Translated into 16 languages

All That I Am

2011 Novel

Story of four German-Jewish anti-Hitler activists who fled to London and continued smuggling documents from Goering's office to Winston Churchill.

Anti-NaziJewish activistsWorld War IIResistance

The Girl with the Dogs

2015 Novella

Novella.

Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life

2023 Biography

Biography of Eileen Blair, George Orwell's first wife. Sunday Times Bestseller and New York Times Notable Book of 2023.

George OrwellWomen's rolesLiterary history

Bibliography

  • Stasiland: Stories from behind the Berlin Wall (2003)
  • All That I Am (2011)
  • The Girl with the Dogs (2015)
  • Wifedom – Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life (2023)

Translations of Works

  • Stasiland translated into 16 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humanistic narrativeStrong and impressively humaneGraham Greene-esque ensemble novel
Recurring Motifs
CourageResistanceForgotten voices of history

Legacy

Renowned for stories about East Germany and Nazi-era resistance, winner of numerous literary awards including Samuel Johnson Prize and Miles Franklin Award. Prominent Australian author.

Trivia

  • Daughter of Dr Kate Funder and John Funder.
  • Partner is Craig Allchin, three children.