Roswitha Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (2024) Winner
Lucy Fricke
ルーシー・フリッケ
Rūshī Furikke
Aliases:
Lucy Tanja Fricke
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974 （Hamburg）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Hamburg (birth) → Berlin (since 2000)
Career
- Occupations
- author, screenwriter, script supervisor
- Active Years
- 2005-2024
- Memberships
- PEN Berlin, Kook-Verein (founding member)
- Nominations
- Prix Femina nomination (Les occasions manquées, 2021), Prix Médicis shortlist (Les occasions manquées, 2021)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig | — | Creative Writing | — | 2003- | Germany |
Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig
Creative Writing
Period:
2003-
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Open Mike | Winken bis nach Buenos Aires | — | Literaturwerkstatt Berlin | 1位 |
| 2018 | Bayerischer Buchpreis | Töchter | Belletristik | — | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Roswitha-Preis | — | — | Stadt Bad Gandersheim | 受賞 |
Open Mike
2005
Work:
Winken bis nach Buenos Aires
Organization:
Literaturwerkstatt Berlin
Result:
1位
Bayerischer Buchpreis
2018
Work:
Töchter
Category:
Belletristik
Result:
受賞
Roswitha-Preis
2024
Organization:
Stadt Bad Gandersheim
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Durst ist schlimmer als Heimweh
2007 novelDebut novel.
travelthirst
Ich habe Freunde mitgebracht
2010 novelNovel about friendship.
friendship
Takeshis Haut
2014 novelNovel influenced by Fukushima.
Japandisaster
Töchter
2018 novelBestseller family drama, over 100,000 copies sold.
familyfather-daughter relationship
Adaptations
- [film] Töchter / Daughters / Nana Neul (2021)
Translations
- French: Les occasions manquées
Bibliography
- Durst ist schlimmer als Heimweh (2007)
- Ich habe Freunde mitgebracht (2010)
- Takeshis Haut (2014)
- Töchter (2018)
- Die Diplomatin (2022)
- Das Fest (2024)
Translations of Works
- French translation of Töchter: Les occasions manquées
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dynamic and contemporary styledialogue-driven narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- family relationshipstravel and foreign culturescrisis and recovery
Legacy
Prominent contemporary German author known for bestsellers, adaptations, and international translations. Also active in literary events as founder.
Trivia
- Founded HAM.LIT literary festival in Hamburg in 2010.
- First fellow at Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto (2011).
- Worked as script supervisor on films like Kurz und schmerzlos.