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Iris Hanika

アイリス・ハニカ

Airisu Hanika

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
Würzburg, Germany
国籍
Germany
言語
German
居住地歴
Bad Königshofen (grew up) → Berlin (resident since 1979)

経歴

職業
writer, novelist, essayist, journalist
活動期間
1992年〜
影響を受けた人物
Psychoanalytic thought and contemporary literary theorists

学歴

Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin)
Humanities (Literature / Comparative Literature) / Institute/Department of General and Comparative Literature
期間: 1979年以降にベルリンで学ぶ（正確な在籍期間不明）
国: Germany
Moved to Berlin and studied general and comparative literature; exact enrollment/graduation years not specified.

受賞歴

Hans Fallada Prize
2006
主催: —
結果: 受賞
EU Prize for Literature
2010
対象作品: The Bottom Line (Das Eigentliche)
主催: EU Prize for Literature
結果: 受賞
Preis der LiteraTour Nord
2011
対象作品: The Bottom Line (Das Eigentliche)
主催: —
結果: 受賞
Villa Massimo (residency)
2017
部門: 滞在招聘
主催: Villa Massimo / German Academy in Rome
結果: 受給（奨励・在外研究）
Hermann-Hesse-Literature Prize
2020
対象作品: Echos Kammern
主催: —
結果: 受賞
Leipzig Book Fair Prize
2021
対象作品: Echos Kammern
主催: Leipzig Book Fair
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Echos Kammern

2020年 novel

A novel set between Berlin and New York, exploring selfhood, memory, chance and myth.

memoryselfhoodurban life

How the Garbage Is Sorted (Wie der Müll geordnet wird)

2015年 novel

A satirical novel observing urban life and interpersonal details.

urban lifesocial observation

Dancing on Concrete (Tanzen auf Beton)

2012年 non-fiction / essays

A collection of essays interweaving reflections on psychoanalysis; notable for moving between analysis and everyday life.

psychoanalysisself-analysis

The Bottom Line (Das Eigentliche)

2010年 novel

Deals with personal loss and the gaps of everyday life; one of the author's notable works awarded the EU Prize for Literature.

losseveryday life

Two Meet (Treffen sich zwei)

2008年 novel

A novel about encounters and relationships.

encounterrelationships

Before the Court (Vor dem Gericht)

2007年 novel / story

A collection of short stories/linked narratives examining human conditions against courts and institutions.

institutionsjustice

The Bet on the Unconscious, or What You've Always Wanted to Know About Psychoanalysis

2006年 non-fiction

An introductory, reader-friendly exploration of psychoanalysis.

psychoanalysistheory

Music for Airports

2005年 short texts / essays

A collection of short texts and essays.

urban sensibilityshort prose

The Hole in the Bread

2003年 chronicle / essays

A chronicle-style work compiling fragments of everyday life.

everyday lifefragments

Katharina, or The Obligation of Existence

1992年 story / novella

An early work contemplating existence and obligation.

existenceobligation

全著作

  • Katharina, or The Obligation of Existence (1992)
  • The Hole in the Bread (2003)
  • Music for Airports (2005)
  • The Bet on the Unconscious (2006)
  • Before the Court (2007)
  • Two Meet (2008)
  • The Bottom Line (2010)
  • Dancing on Concrete (2012)
  • How the Garbage Is Sorted (2015)
  • Echos Kammern (2020)

作風・主題

文体
analytical, philosophical proseessayistic narrative approachhumorous and sometimes cynical tone
頻出モチーフ
psychoanalysisurban lifeinteriority and memory

評価・遺産

Recognized as an important contemporary German writer; known for works engaging psychoanalysis and urban life and for receiving several national and international literary awards.

豆知識

  • Resident in Berlin since 1979.
  • Contributed to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Merkur magazine.
  • Won the EU Prize for Literature for Das Eigentliche.
  • Won the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in 2021.