Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse)
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2006) Winner
Ilija Trojanow
イリヤ・トロヤノフ
Ilija Trojanow
Aliases:
Ilya Troyanov
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-08-23 （Sofia）
- Nationality
- Bulgarian, German
- Languages
- German, Bulgarian, English
- Residence History
- Sofia, Bulgaria → Nairobi, Kenya → Paris, France → Munich, Germany → Mumbai, India → Cape Town, South Africa → Mainz, Germany → Vienna, Austria
Career
- Occupations
- writer, translator, publisher
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- PEN centre of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Memberships
- PEN centre of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Influenced By
- Richard Francis Burton
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Law and Ethnology | Law and Ethnology | — | 1985-1989 | Germany |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Law and Ethnology
/ Law and Ethnology
Period:
1985-1989
Country:
Germany
Interrupted to found publishers
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bertelsmann Literature Prize | — | — | Ingeborg Bachmann competition | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Marburg Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Thomas Valentin Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Adelbert von Chamisso Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Leipzig Book Fair Prize | Der Weltensammler | フィクション部門 | Leipzig Book Fair | 受賞 |
Bertelsmann Literature Prize
1995
Organization:
Ingeborg Bachmann competition
Result:
受賞
Marburg Literature Prize
1996
Result:
受賞
Thomas Valentin Prize
1997
Result:
受賞
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
2000
Result:
受賞
Leipzig Book Fair Prize
2006
Work:
Der Weltensammler
Category:
フィクション部門
Organization:
Leipzig Book Fair
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Vilenica International Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Collector of Worlds
2006 Historical novelNovel inspired by the biography and travel writings of Richard Francis Burton
ColonialismIntercultural encountersExploration
Translations
- English: The Collector of Worlds
Bibliography
- Die Welt ist groß und Rettung lauert überall (1996)
- The Collector of Worlds (2006)
- EisTau (2011)
Adaptations
- The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (2007, dir. Stefan Komandarev)
Translations by Author
- Numerous translations of African literature into German
Translations of Works
- English translations available
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Multicultural perspectivesTravel literature style
- Recurring Motifs
- Intercultural encountersExile and identityGlobalization
Legacy
Known as a writer drawing from multicultural experiences, promoting intercultural understanding
In Popular Culture
- Denied US entry due to NSA criticism
Trivia
- Fled Bulgaria in 1971
- Denied US visa in 2013 after NSA criticism
- Expert in Indian and African literature