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Esther Dischereit

エスター・ディッシェライト

Esutā Dischereito

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-04-23 (Heppenheim (Bergstraße))
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Heppenheim → Berlin (since 1989) → Vienna (since 2012)

Career

Occupations
Poet, Essayist, Novelist, Playwright, Radio Play Author, Journalist, Professor
Active Years
1985-
Affiliations
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB), Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
Nominations
Prix Genève – Europe (Ein Kleid aus Warschau), 51. Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden (Ein Huhn für Mr Boe)

Awards

Erich-Fried-Preis
2009
Organization: Erich-Fried-Stiftung
Result: 受賞
Lyrikpreis Meran Alfred-Gruber-Preis
2024
Result: 2位
Hörspiel des Monats
1993
Work: Red Shoes
Organization: Saarländischer Rundfunk
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Joëmis Tisch. Eine jüdische Geschichte

1988 Novel

A Jewish family story

HolocaustJewish identity

Merryn

1992 Novel

Story of a girl

IdentityTrauma

Flowers for Otello

2014 Non-fiction

On the crimes in Jena

RacismNSU murders
Translations
  • Turkish translation available

A Pile of Dollar Bills

2024 Novel

Bibliography

  • Ein Haufen Dollarscheine (2024)
  • The Child With The Big Face (2015)
  • Blumen für Otello (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Rhythmic languageMusical elementsFragmentary narrative
Recurring Motifs
Second generation after HolocaustJewish identityRacismMemory

Legacy

Regarded as an important voice of the second generation after the Holocaust.

Archives

  • Esther-Dischereit-Archiv, Akademie der Künste, Berlin

Trivia

  • Mother and sister survived the Holocaust.
  • Founded the label wordmusic.