Nelly Sachs Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2021) Winner
Katerina Poladjan
カタリーナ・ポラジャン
Katerina Poladjan
Aliases:
Катерина Поладян
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971 （Moscow, Soviet Union）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German, Russian
- Residence History
- Berlin → West Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, essayist, actress
- Active Years
- 2003-2025
- Affiliations
- PEN Berlin
- Memberships
- PEN Berlin
- Nominations
- Deutscher Buchpreis Longlist (2019, Hier sind Löwen), Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse Shortlist (2022)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leuphana University Lüneburg | Faculty of Cultural Studies | Applied Cultural Studies | — | — | Germany |
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Faculty of Cultural Studies
/ Applied Cultural Studies
Country:
Germany
Focus on Philosophy and Art
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds | Goldstrand | — | Deutscher Literaturfonds | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Nelly-Sachs-Preis | Hier sind Löwen | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Chamisso-Preis | Zukunftsmusik | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Rheingau Literatur Preis | Zukunftsmusik | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Alfred-Döblin-Stipendium | — | — | Akademie der Künste (Berlin) | 受賞 |
Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds
2025
Work:
Goldstrand
Organization:
Deutscher Literaturfonds
Result:
受賞
Nelly-Sachs-Preis
2021
Work:
Hier sind Löwen
Result:
受賞
Chamisso-Preis
2022
Work:
Zukunftsmusik
Result:
受賞
Rheingau Literatur Preis
2022
Work:
Zukunftsmusik
Result:
受賞
Alfred-Döblin-Stipendium
2014
Organization:
Akademie der Künste (Berlin)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In einer Nacht, woanders
2011 NovelProtagonist narrates her ghostly journey into the Russian night and her origins.
OriginsJourneyNight
Vielleicht Marseille
2015 NovelHyperrealistic dream play.
DreamReality
Hier sind Löwen
2019 NovelReflects on the Armenian genocide and present-day Armenia.
GenocideMemoryArmenia
Translations
- Bulgarian, French, Dutch translations
Zukunftsmusik
2022 NovelContemporary novel on humanity in late Soviet Union.
HumanitySovietHope
Adaptations
- [Theater] Zukunftsmusik / Nurkan Erpulat (2026)
Translations
- Danish, French, Italian, Dutch, Turkish
Goldstrand
2025 NovelFamily history unfolds in weekly therapy sessions in Rome.
Family historyTraumaEuropean history
Bibliography
- In einer Nacht, woanders (2011)
- Vielleicht Marseille (2015)
- Hinter Sibirien (2016)
- Hier sind Löwen (2019)
- Zukunftsmusik (2022)
- Goldstrand (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Breathless staccatoPoetic-angular languageBlend of dialogue and essayistic reflections
- Recurring Motifs
- Origins and identityLoss and violenceEuropean history
Legacy
Important contemporary German author acclaimed for themes of migration and history.
Trivia
- Grandfather was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide.
- Father is artist Michael Poladjan, mother is art historian and journalist Irina Olegowna Vinizki.