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Annetto Pento

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1967 (Cologne)
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Cologne (birth) → Belfast (1986, voluntary social work) → Scotland (1 year) → Freiburg (since 1992)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Literary critic
Active Years
1998-
Affiliations
University of Hildesheim
Memberships
PEN Centre Germany

Education

University of Freiburg
Faculty of Literature / German Studies
Degree: 博士号
Period: 1994-1997
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: Germany
Dissertation on Irish literature
University of Cologne
Faculty of Philosophy / English, Celtic studies, German literature
Degree: 修士号
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Germany
University of Galway
English and Celtic studies
Country: Ireland
University of California, Berkeley
Literature
Country: United States

Awards

Thaddäus-Troll-Preis
2008
Result: winner
Italo-Svevo-Preis
2009
Result: winner
Solothurner Literaturpreis
2012
Result: winner
Hermann-Hesse-Preis
2012
Result: winner
Rheingau Literatur Preis
2020
Result: winner
Kulturpreis Baden-Württemberg
2017
Organization: State of Baden-Württemberg
Result: winner
Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds
2023
Organization: Deutscher Literaturfonds
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mobbing

2007 Novel
Adaptations
  • [TV film] Mobbing / Nicole Weegmann (2012)

Alles was Sie sehen ist neu

2020 Novel

Lexikon der Liebe

2017 Novel

Chronik der Nähe

2012 Novel

Bibliography

  • Alles was Sie sehen ist neu (2020)
  • Lexikon der Liebe (2017)
  • Briefe an Charley (2015)
  • Chronik der Nähe (2012)
  • Hier kommt Michelle (2012)
  • Mobbing (2007)
  • Haus der Schildkröten (2006)
  • Insel 34 (2004)
  • Ich muß los (2003)
  • John Steinbeck (1998)

Adaptations

  • Mobbing (2012, TV film, dir. Nicole Weegmann)

Legacy

Known as a prominent German writer and literary critic, recipient of numerous literary awards.