Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse)
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Edition 21 (2025) Winner
Kristine Bilkau
クリスティーネ・ビルカウ
Kurisutiine Birukau
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974-01-01 （Hamburg）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Hamburg, Germany → Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- PEN Berlin (co-founder), Literary Colloquium Berlin (participant/workshop)
- Memberships
- PEN Berlin (co-founder / member)
- Nominations
- Deutscher Buchpreis (Shortlist) 2022
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hamburg | — | History, American Studies and German Studies | — | — | Germany |
| Tulane University | — | History, American Studies and German Studies | — | — | United States |
University of Hamburg
History, American Studies and German Studies
Country:
Germany
Tulane University
History, American Studies and German Studies
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hamburger Förderpreis für Literatur | — | — | City of Hamburg / Hamburger Literaturpreise | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Franz-Tumler-Literature Prize | Die Glücklichen | — | Franz Tumler prize organization | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Klaus-Michael Kühne Prize | Die Glücklichen | — | Klaus-Michael Kühne organization | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Hamburger Literature Prize | Nebenan | — | Hamburger Literaturpreis organization | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize) | Nebenan | — | Deutscher Buchpreis organization | ショートリスト（Shortlist） |
| 2025 | Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse | Halbinsel | Belletristik | Leipzig Book Fair | 受賞 |
Hamburger Förderpreis für Literatur
2013
Organization:
City of Hamburg / Hamburger Literaturpreise
Result:
受賞
Franz-Tumler-Literature Prize
2015
Work:
Die Glücklichen
Organization:
Franz Tumler prize organization
Result:
受賞
Klaus-Michael Kühne Prize
2015
Work:
Die Glücklichen
Organization:
Klaus-Michael Kühne organization
Result:
受賞
Hamburger Literature Prize
2021
Work:
Nebenan
Organization:
Hamburger Literaturpreis organization
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize)
2022
Work:
Nebenan
Organization:
Deutscher Buchpreis organization
Result:
ショートリスト（Shortlist）
Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse
2025
Work:
Halbinsel
Category:
Belletristik
Organization:
Leipzig Book Fair
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Geschmeidig, brutal und sexy: James Bond as an Example for the Construction of Masculinity in the Media
2007 academic/essayAn academic text analyzing the construction of masculinity in media using James Bond as an example.
media studiesgender/masculinity
Die Glücklichen
2015 novel (contemporary literature)Describes the quiet social descent of a small family into the precariat, exploring social instability and domestic life.
familysocial declineeconomic insecurity
Adaptations
- [theatre] Die Glücklichen (stage adaptation, Münchener Kammerspiele) (2017)
- [radio / audio drama] Die Glücklichen - MDR Kultur Lesezeit (readings/broadcast) / Sandra Hüller (朗読者) (2025)
Translations
- Translated into multiple languages
Eine Liebe, in Gedanken
2018 novelA shorter novel dealing with love and memory from an intimate, inward-looking perspective.
lovememoryintrospection
Nebenan
2022 novelExplores neighborly relations and everyday unease, depicting tensions within family and society. Shortlisted for the 2022 German Book Prize.
neighbor relationsdomestic tensionsunease
Wasserzeiten – about swimming
2023 essay/non-fictionA collection of essays reflecting on the author's love of swimming, interwoven with historical, cultural and social perspectives.
swimminghistoryculture
Halbinsel
2025 novel (belletristic)A sensitively constructed novel dealing with family, place, loss and renewal; critically acclaimed and awarded the 2025 Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse in the Fiction category.
familylossrenewalsense of place
Bibliography
- Geschmeidig, brutal und sexy: James Bond as an Example for the Construction of Masculinity in the Media (2007)
- Die Glücklichen (2015)
- Eine Liebe, in Gedanken (2018)
- Nebenan (2022)
- Wasserzeiten – about swimming (2023)
- Halbinsel (2025)
Adaptations
- Die Glücklichen - stage adaptation (Münchener Kammerspiele, 2017)
- Die Glücklichen - readings/broadcast (MDR Kultur, 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- quiet, observational style with finely tuned depictions of contemporary societyrestrained yet attentive to emotional nuance
- Recurring Motifs
- family and neighbor relationssocial precarity / the precariatsense of place and memory
Legacy
Regarded as an important contemporary German writer of the 21st century, known for socially observant works. She has received and been shortlisted for multiple literary prizes; Die Glücklichen and Halbinsel have drawn particular critical attention and have been adapted for stage and broadcast.
In Popular Culture
- Stage adaptation of Die Glücklichen (Münchener Kammerspiele, 2017)
- Readings/broadcast on MDR Kultur (2025)
Trivia
- Co-founder of PEN Berlin.
- Studied at Tulane University (New Orleans) and the University of Hamburg.
- Won the 2025 Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse (Fiction) for Halbinsel.