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Judith Hermann

ユーディト・ヘルマン

Yūdito Heruman

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970-05-15 (West Berlin)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Berlin-Neukölln → Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1998-2024
Affiliations
Academy of Arts, Berlin
Influenced
Jenny Erpenbeck, Julia Franck

Education

University in Berlin
Faculty of Philology / German and Philosophy
Degree: 修士号
Country: Germany
Master's degree in German and Philosophy
Berliner Journalistenschule
Journalism
Country: Germany
Professional academy for journalists

Awards

Kleist Prize
2001
Organization: Kleist Foundation
Result: 受賞
Erich Fried Prize
2014
Result: 受賞
Bremen Literature Prize
1999
Category: Förderpreis
Result: 受賞
Hugo-Ball-Förderpreis
1999
Result: 受賞
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis
2009
Result: 受賞
Blixenprisen
2018
Work: Lettipark
Result: 受賞
Rheingau Literatur Preis
2021
Work: Daheim
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sommerhaus, später

1998 Short stories

Collection of short stories celebrated as the sound of a new generation.

LossLoneliness
Adaptations
  • [Short film] Eisblumenfarm / Dominik Betz (2004)
Translations
  • Summerhouse, later

Bibliography

  • Sommerhaus, später (1998)
  • Nichts als Gespenster (2003)
  • Alice (2009)
  • Aller Liebe Anfang (2014)
  • Lettipark (2016)
  • Daheim (2021)
  • Wir hätten uns alles gesagt (2023)

Adaptations

  • Nothing but Ghosts (2006, dir. Martin Gypkens)

Translations of Works

  • Summerhouse, later
  • Nothing but ghosts

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Restrained languageConcise style
Recurring Motifs
DeathLossLoneliness

Legacy

Leading figure of the Fräuleinwunder group, known for her short stories.

Trivia

  • Member of the Fräuleinwunder ('girl wonder') group