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Elise Schmit

エリーゼ・シュミット

Erīze Shumitto

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1982-02-04 (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg)
Nationality
Luxembourgish
Languages
German
Residence History
Luxembourg City (birth) → Tübingen (2001-2007) → Luxembourg (2012-present)

Career

Occupations
writer, literary critic
Active Years
2010-
Affiliations
Les Cahiers luxembourgeois (co-editor, since 2016)

Education

University of Tübingen
German philology and philosophy
Period: 2001-2007
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Germany

Awards

Prix Servais
2019
Work: Stürze aus unterschiedlichen Fallhöhen
Organization: Prix Servais jury
Result: winner
Concours littéraire national
2010
Work: Brachland. Roman
Organization: Luxembourg government
Result: first prize
Concours littéraire national
2012
Work: Im Zug
Organization: Luxembourg government
Result: first prize
Concours littéraire national
2017
Work: Stürze aus unterschiedlichen Fallhöhen
Category: 成人部門
Organization: Luxembourg government
Result: third prize
Concours littéraire national
2022
Work: Perfect Spheres – Stories and Complaints
Organization: Luxembourg government
Result: third prize

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Stürze aus unterschiedlichen Fallhöhen

2018 collection of short stories

A collection of short stories judged the most significant literary work published in Luxembourg in 2018.

Brachland. Roman

novel

Im Zug

Perfect Spheres – Stories and Complaints

collection of stories

Legacy

Luxembourgish writer and literary critic who primarily writes in German. She has won numerous awards, including the Prix Servais, recognizing her as a significant figure in Luxembourg literature.