Hermann Hesse Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1984) Winner
Natascha Wodin
ナターシャ・ウォーディン
Natascha Wodin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-12-08 （Fürth）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German, Russian
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- camp for displaced persons → Catholic home for girls → Moscow → Berlin and Mecklenburg since 1984
Career
- Occupations
- writer, interpreter, translator, telephone operator, stenographer
- Active Years
- 1983-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hermann-Hesse-Preis | — | — | — | winner |
| 1989 | Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau | — | — | City of Hanau | winner |
| 1998 | Adelbert von Chamisso Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2009 | Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau | — | — | City of Hanau | winner |
| 2015 | Alfred Döblin Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2017 | Leipzig Book Fair Prize | Sie kam aus Mariupol | フィクション | — | winner |
| 2017 | August Graf von Platen Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | Hilde-Domin-Preis für Literatur im Exil | — | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Gisela-Elsner-Preis | — | — | — | winner |
| 2022 | Joseph-Breitbach-Preis | — | — | — | winner |
Hermann-Hesse-Preis
1984
Result:
winner
Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau
1989
Organization:
City of Hanau
Result:
winner
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
1998
Result:
winner
Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau
2009
Organization:
City of Hanau
Result:
winner
Alfred Döblin Prize
2015
Result:
winner
Leipzig Book Fair Prize
2017
Work:
Sie kam aus Mariupol
Category:
フィクション
Result:
winner
August Graf von Platen Prize
2017
Result:
winner
Hilde-Domin-Preis für Literatur im Exil
2019
Result:
winner
Gisela-Elsner-Preis
2021
Result:
winner
Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
2022
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse)
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Sie kam aus Mariupol
2017 novelA semi-autobiographical novel tracing the author's mother from Mariupol.
migrationfamily historyNazi era
Translations
- English: She Came from Mariupol (2022)
Irgendwo in diesem Dunkel
2018 memoirMemoir of her father.
fatherforced labordisplaced persons
Nachtgeschwister
2009 novelAccount of her marriage to Wolfgang Hilbig.
marriageliterary couple
Bibliography
- Die gläserne Stadt (1983)
- Nadja: Briefe aus Russland (1984)
- Das Sprachverlies (1987)
- Einmal lebt ich (1989)
- Sergej. Griechisches Tagebuch (1993)
- Erfindung einer Liebe (1993)
- Die Ehe (1997)
- Das Singen der Fische (2001)
- Nachtgeschwister (2009)
- Alter, fremdes Land (2014)
- Sie kam aus Mariupol (2017)
- Irgendwo in diesem Dunkel (2018)
- Nastjas Tränen (2021)
Translations of Works
- She Came from Mariupol (English, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- migration experiencefamily lossEastern European memory
Legacy
German writer of Ukrainian origin known for works on her family's experiences as forced laborers under Nazis, recipient of numerous literary prizes.
Trivia
- Born to parents who were forced laborers under the Nazi regime.
- Raised in a camp for displaced persons after mother's suicide.
- Married to novelist Wolfgang Hilbig.