Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse)
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2018) Winner
Esther Kinsky
エスター・キンスキー
Esutā Kinsukī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956 （Engelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, Polish, English, Russian
- Residence History
- North Rhine-Westphalia → London → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- literary translator, novelist, poet
- Active Years
- 2014-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bonn | — | Slavonic studies | — | — | Germany |
University of Bonn
Slavonic studies
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kranichsteiner Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Preis der SWR-Bestenliste | Am Fluss | — | Baden-Baden | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Droste Prize | — | — | Stadt Meersburg | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Leipzig Book Fair Prize | Hain: Geländeroman | Belletristik | Leipzig Book Fair | 受賞 |
Kranichsteiner Literature Prize
2015
Result:
受賞
Preis der SWR-Bestenliste
2015
Work:
Am Fluss
Organization:
Baden-Baden
Result:
受賞
Droste Prize
2024
Organization:
Stadt Meersburg
Result:
受賞
Leipzig Book Fair Prize
2018
Work:
Hain: Geländeroman
Category:
Belletristik
Organization:
Leipzig Book Fair
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Erich Fried Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2020) Winner
Kleist Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Am Fluss
2014 novelA novel set by a river.
naturemigrationmemory
Translations
- River (trans. Iain Galbraith, 2018)
Hain: Geländeroman
2018 novelA field novel.
landscapehistorycommunity
Translations
- Grove: A Field Novel (trans. Caroline Schmidt, 2020)
Weiter Sehen. Von der unwiderstehlichen Magie des Kinos
2023 non-fictionRecounting the purchase and restoration of a small cinema in Hungary.
cinemarestorationHungary
Translations
- Seeing Further (trans. Caroline Schmidt, 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic proserich landscape descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- naturemarginsmultilingualism
Legacy
Prominent German literary translator and author known for translations from Polish, English, and Russian, as well as her own novels and poetry. Recipient of multiple literary awards with international acclaim.
Trivia
- Was married to the German-Scottish literary translator Martin Chalmers (1948–2014).