European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2020) Winner
Matthias Nawrat
マティアス・ナヴラート
Matthias Nawrat
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Opole
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Bamberg → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer
- Active Years
- 2009-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg University | — | Biology | 不明 | 2000–2007 | Germany |
| Swiss Literature Institute (University of the Arts Bern) | — | Literature | — | 2009– | Switzerland |
Heidelberg University
Biology
Degree:
不明
Period:
2000–2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Germany
Studied biology; degree details unclear.
Swiss Literature Institute (University of the Arts Bern)
Literature
Period:
2009–
Country:
Switzerland
Studied from 2009; completion details unclear.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MDR-Literaturpreis | — | — | MDR (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Silberschweinpreis (lit.COLOGNE) | — | — | lit.COLOGNE | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Residency grant at the Literary Colloquium Berlin (LCB) | — | — | Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (LCB) | 受給 |
| 2012 | Literaturpreis des Kantons Bern | — | — | Canton of Bern | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Kelag-Preis (at the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize) | — | — | Festival of German-Language Literature (Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis) | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Heinrich-Heine-Stipendium Lüneburg | — | — | Heinrich-Heine-Stipendium Lüneburg | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Förderpreis des Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis | — | — | Adelbert von Chamisso Prize | 受賞（奨励賞） |
| 2014 | German Book Prize (longlist) | Unternehmer | — | German Book Prize | ロングリスト |
MDR-Literaturpreis
2011
Organization:
MDR (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk)
Result:
受賞
Silberschweinpreis (lit.COLOGNE)
2012
Organization:
lit.COLOGNE
Result:
受賞
Residency grant at the Literary Colloquium Berlin (LCB)
2012
Organization:
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (LCB)
Result:
受給
Literaturpreis des Kantons Bern
2012
Organization:
Canton of Bern
Result:
受賞
Kelag-Preis (at the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize)
2012
Organization:
Festival of German-Language Literature (Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis)
Result:
受賞
Heinrich-Heine-Stipendium Lüneburg
2013
Organization:
Heinrich-Heine-Stipendium Lüneburg
Result:
受賞
Förderpreis des Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis
2013
Organization:
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
Result:
受賞（奨励賞）
German Book Prize (longlist)
2014
Work:
Unternehmer
Organization:
German Book Prize
Result:
ロングリスト
Awards & Nominations
Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
Wir zwei allein
2012 NovelDebut novel exploring intimate relationships and self-perception, with themes of family, solitude and displacement.
familyidentityloneliness
Unternehmer
2014 NovelA novel that deals with business and the ethical and personal tensions of ambition in contemporary society.
workambitionmorality
Die vielen Tode unseres Opas Jurek
2015 NovelA family history centered on Grandfather Jurek, exploring memory, migration and the intersections of personal and historical narratives.
memorymigrationfamily
Bibliography
- Wir zwei allein. Nagel & Kimche, 2012.
- Unternehmer. Rowohlt Verlag, 2014.
- Die vielen Tode unseres Opas Jurek. Rowohlt Verlag, 2015.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, restrained prosecontemporary observational narration
- Recurring Motifs
- familymigrationmemory
Legacy
Recognized as a notable young German writer, he has received multiple literary awards and grants. He is noted for works that address family, migration and personal history.
Trivia
- Born in 1979 in Opole, Poland.
- Moved with his family to Bamberg in 1989.
- Studied biology in Heidelberg and Freiburg; later studied at the Swiss Literature Institute in Bern.
- Lives in Berlin.
- Reportedly of Czech descent.