Mildred L. Batchelder Award
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Edition 43 (2011) Nominee
Janne Teller
ヤンネ・テラー
Yanne Terā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-04-08 （Copenhagen, Denmark）
- Nationality
- Danish
- Languages
- Danish
- Residence History
- Copenhagen, Denmark → Brussels, Belgium → Paris, France → Milan, Italy → Dar es Salaam, Tanzania → Maputo, Mozambique → New York City, United States → Berlin, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Conflict advisor
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- Danish Fiction Writers’ Association, Danish PEN, Editorial Board of Lettre International (Danish)
- Memberships
- Danish PEN
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michael L. Printz Award | Nothing | literary excellence | — | Honor Book |
| 2011 | Mildred L. Batchelder Award | Nothing | — | — | Winner |
| 2001 | Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris | Intet | — | Ministry of Culture (Denmark) | Winner |
| 2014 | Drassow's Prize | — | 平和と人間理解に向けた文学作品 | — | Winner |
| 2013 | Peter Pan Prize | — | — | Silverstar | Winner |
| 2012 | Teskedsordnen | — | 反狂信主義賞 | — | Winner |
| 2010 | Die Zeit, Luchs Preis | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2008 | Le Prix Libbylit | Rien | 年間最優秀児童小説 | — | Winner |
| 2021 | Tamgha-e-Pakistan | — | — | President of Pakistan | Winner |
Michael L. Printz Award
2011
Work:
Nothing
Category:
literary excellence
Result:
Honor Book
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
2011
Work:
Nothing
Result:
Winner
Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris
2001
Work:
Intet
Organization:
Ministry of Culture (Denmark)
Result:
Winner
Drassow's Prize
2014
Category:
平和と人間理解に向けた文学作品
Result:
Winner
Peter Pan Prize
2013
Organization:
Silverstar
Result:
Winner
Teskedsordnen
2012
Category:
反狂信主義賞
Result:
Winner
Die Zeit, Luchs Preis
2010
Result:
Winner
Le Prix Libbylit
2008
Work:
Rien
Category:
年間最優秀児童小説
Result:
Winner
Tamgha-e-Pakistan
2021
Organization:
President of Pakistan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nothing
2000 Young adult novelPierre Anthon proclaims life is meaningless from a plum tree, leading classmates to prove meaning, resulting in violence.
ExistentialismMeaning of lifeNihilism
Translations
- translated into over 25 languages
Bibliography
- Everything (2014), African Roads (2013), Nothing (2010 Eng/2000 DK), Come (2008), Europa (2004), etc.
Translations of Works
- Nothing translated to English, German, French, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Existential perspectivesPhilosophical issuesControversial
- Recurring Motifs
- Meaning of lifeHuman civilizationEthics
Legacy
Known for existential literature; Nothing is a neo-classic, translated into 25+ languages.
Trivia
- Austrian-German descent Dane. First short story published at age 14.