Hans Fallada Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2022) Winner
Arezu Weitholz
アレズ・ヴァイトルツ
Arezu Weitholz
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968 （Village in Lower Saxony）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Lower Saxony → Hannover → Hamburg → South Africa → Munich → London → Berlin → Schleswig-Holstein
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Author, Editor, Lyricist
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Max Magazine, SZ-Magazin, Spiegel Spezial, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stern, Allegra, GQ, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
- Influenced By
- Joachim Ringelnatz, Robert Gernhardt, Walter Kempowski
- Influenced
- Herbert Grönemeyer
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational training | — | Bank clerk | — | — | Germany |
| University of Hannover | Faculty of Economics | Economics | — | 数学期 | Germany |
Vocational training
Bank clerk
Country:
Germany
Training as a bank clerk
University of Hannover
Faculty of Economics
/ Economics
Period:
数学期
Country:
Germany
Studied economics for several semesters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hans-Fallada-Preis | Beinahe Alaska | — | City of Neumünster | 受賞 |
Hans-Fallada-Preis
2022
Work:
Beinahe Alaska
Organization:
City of Neumünster
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beinahe Alaska
2020 NovelA narrative about an expedition cruise through the Northwest Passage, rich in descriptions of water and clouds, touching on existential questions.
ArcticExplorationNatureExistential questions
Wenn die Nacht am stillsten ist
2012 NovelMein lieber Fisch
2010 PoetryCollection of 44 fish poems with author's own illustrations.
FishHumor
Bibliography
- Zu Mensch
- Wenn die Nacht am stillsten ist
- Beinahe Alaska
- Hotel Paraiso
- Mein lieber Fisch
- Merry Fishmas
- Ein Fisch wird kommen
- Gefischtes
- Der Fisch ist ein Gedicht
- Bei aller Liebe… 72 Haiku
- Wo die Liebe hinfährt
Translations by Author
- Bei aller Liebe… 72 Haiku
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and quiet style
- Recurring Motifs
- FishNatureNorth German tone
Legacy
Known for winning the Hans-Fallada-Preis, her fish poems compared to Ringelnatz, collaborations with Grönemeyer.
In Popular Culture
- Lyrical editor for Herbert Grönemeyer's album Mensch
Quotes
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Beinahe Alaska is a captivatingly beautiful depiction... making existential questions permeable.
Source: Hans-Fallada-Preis jury (2022)
Trivia
- Famous for fish poems
- Worked as DJ in South Africa