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Petra Morsbach

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Petra Morsbach

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1956-06-01 (Zürich)
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Germany

Career

Occupations
Author
Active Years
1995-2024

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Country: Germany
Leningrad Theater Academy
Theater
Country: USSR
For theater experience

Awards

Jean-Paul-Preis
2013
Work: Dichterliebe
Result: 受賞
Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize
2017
Work: Justizpalast
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Plötzlich ist es Abend

1995 Novel

Follows the life of a Russian woman whose family was prosecuted by Joseph Stalin.

Stalin eraFamily persecution

Opernroman

1998 Novel

Set in the fictional town of Neustadt am Rhein and centers around the local opera company throughout a season.

OperaTheater

Gottesdiener

2004 Novel

Follows the life of an elderly Catholic priest.

PriestCatholicism

Dichterliebe

2013 Novel

Centered around a poet who is going through an existential crisis.

PoetExistential crisis

Justizpalast

2017 Novel

A biography of a fictional judge called Thirza Zorniger. Researched the justice system for 9 years.

JusticeJudge

Bibliography

  • Plötzlich ist es Abend
  • Opernroman
  • Gottesdiener
  • Dichterliebe
  • Warum Fräulein Laura freundlich war
  • Der Cembalospieler
  • Justizpalast
  • Der Elefant im Zimmer