Swiss Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2020) Winner
Anna Stern
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Anna Stern
Aliases:
Anna Bischofberger
Pen Names:
Anna Stern（Pseudonym used for literary works; real name is Anna Bischofberger.）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1990-01-01 （Rorschach, Switzerland）
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Rorschach (childhood) → Zurich (studies and research)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Researcher
- Active Years
- 2014-
- Affiliations
- ETH Zurich (guest professorship in pathogen ecology)
- Influenced By
- Hildegard Elisabeth Keller (proposer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH Zurich | Environmental Natural Sciences | Integrative Biology | PhD | 不明 | Switzerland |
ETH Zurich
Environmental Natural Sciences
/ Integrative Biology
Degree:
PhD
Period:
不明
Year of Graduation:
2022
Country:
Switzerland
PhD in Integrative Biology (2022). Research focuses on antibiotic resistance and pathogen ecology.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Förderpreis der St. Gallischen Kulturstiftung | — | — | St. Gallische Kulturstiftung | 受賞 |
| 2018 | 3sat Prize (Ingeborg Bachmann Competition) | — | — | 3sat / Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur (Ingeborg Bachmann Competition) | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Literary Award of the City of Zurich | — | — | City of Zurich | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Swiss Book Prize | das alles hier, jetzt | — | Swiss Book Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis | das alles hier, jetzt | — | Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer Foundation | 受賞 |
Förderpreis der St. Gallischen Kulturstiftung
2018
Organization:
St. Gallische Kulturstiftung
Result:
受賞
3sat Prize (Ingeborg Bachmann Competition)
2018
Organization:
3sat / Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur (Ingeborg Bachmann Competition)
Result:
受賞
Literary Award of the City of Zurich
2019
Organization:
City of Zurich
Result:
受賞
Swiss Book Prize
2020
Work:
das alles hier, jetzt
Organization:
Swiss Book Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis
2022
Work:
das alles hier, jetzt
Organization:
Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prisma
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
Schneestill
2014 NovelDebut novel exploring home and individual inner life.
nostalgiaself-exploration
Der Gutachter
2016 Crime novel / NovelA crime novel that depicts distorted human relationships and social norms.
social critiqueexclusion and inclusion
Beim Auftauchen der Himmel
2017 Collection of storiesA collection of short stories notable for experimental narration that plays with characters' behaviors and reader expectations.
identityboundaries of narrative
Wild wie die Wellen des Meeres
2019 NovelA novel centered on nature and torrents of emotion, featuring poetic descriptions.
natureemotional amplitude
das alles hier, jetzt
2020 Experimental novelAn experimental novel that omits uppercase letters and uses an addressive 'you' perspective; characters are not assigned clear genders. Central themes are loss and mourning.
lossnon-binary genderexperimental prose
Bibliography
- Schneestill (2014)
- Der Gutachter (2016)
- Beim Auftauchen der Himmel (Stories, 2017)
- Wild wie die Wellen des Meeres (2019)
- das alles hier, jetzt (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental and fragmentary proseintrospective, poetic descriptionnarration that obscures characters' genders
- Recurring Motifs
- loss and mourningnostalgia and hometownquestioning social norms
Legacy
Anna Stern brought an experimental literary style and social perspective to contemporary German-language Swiss literature. Her short stories entered popular culture in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. As a writer with an academic background, she is valued at the intersection of literature and science.
Archives
- Records in the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)
- Sound archives at the Swiss National Phonothek
In Popular Culture
- Short stories are sometimes referenced in Swiss, German and Austrian literary and media contexts
Trivia
- Real name is Anna Bischofberger.
- Holds a PhD in Integrative Biology from ETH Zurich (2022).
- Published debut novel 'Schneestill' under a pen name in 2014.