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Kirsten Boie

キルステン・ボイエ

Kirsten Boie

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1950-03-19 (Hamburg)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English
Residence History
Hamburg

Career

Occupations
children's author, teacher, activist
Active Years
1985-2024

Education

University of Hamburg
German and English literature
Period: 1969-1974
Year of Graduation: 1974
Country: Germany

Awards

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2011
Organization: Federal Republic of Germany
Result: 受賞
Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
2008
Organization: Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Paule ist ein Glücksgriff

1985 Children's literature

About an ethnic-minority child adopted into a German family.

adoptioncultural differences

Kinder aus dem Möwenweg

2000 Children's literature

The Kinder aus dem Möwenweg series.

Ritter Trenk

2006 Children's literature

Legacy

Recognized for contributions to children's literature with numerous awards, honorary citizen of Hamburg, and an award named after her.

In Popular Culture

  • Kirsten-Boie-Preis for children's literature named in her honor in 2020.