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Juli Zeh

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Aliases: Julia Barbara Finck
Pen Names: Manfred GortzFictitious author for the novel 'Dein Erfolg'

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1974-06-30 (Bonn)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Bonn → Passau → Leipzig → Saarbrücken → Brandenburg

Career

Occupations
Writer, Judge
Active Years
2001-
Affiliations
Constitutional Court of Brandenburg
Memberships
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

Education

University of Passau
Faculty of Law / Law
Country: Germany
University of Leipzig
Faculty of Law / Law
Degree: Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen
Year of Graduation: 2003
Country: Germany
Saarland University
International Law
Degree: 博士号
Country: Germany
Doctorate in international law
German Institute for Literature Leipzig
Literature
Degree: ディプロマ
Country: Germany

Awards

Solothurner Literaturpreis
2009
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Bücherpreis
2002
Work: Eagles and Angels
Category: 最優秀デビュー小説
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Eagles and Angels

2001 Novel

Her debut novel.

WarHumanity

Gaming Instinct

2004 Novel

Dark Matter

2007 Novel

The Method

2009 Novel

A dystopian novel about a perfectionist health society.

Surveillance societyFreedom

Unterleuten

2016 Novel

Bibliography

  • Eagles and Angels
  • Gaming Instinct
  • Dark Matter
  • The Method
  • Decompression
  • Unterleuten
  • Empty Hearts
  • New Year
  • About People
  • Zwischen Welten
  • Die Stille ist ein Geräusch

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ContemporaryCritical
Recurring Motifs
Social critiqueFreedom and surveillance

Legacy

Known as an important contemporary German writer, acclaimed for her works addressing social issues.

Trivia

  • Travelled through Bosnia-Herzegovina, which inspired a book.
  • Member of the SPD.