Hermann Hesse Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2022) Winner
Sasha Marianna Salzmann
サシャ・マリャンナ・サルツマン
Sasha Marianna Salzmann
Aliases:
Marianna Salzmann
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- 1985-08-21 （Volgograd）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- Russian, German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Moscow (until 1995) → Germany (since 1995) → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, essayist, theatre curator, novelist
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Affiliations
- Maxim Gorki Theatre, NIDS (New Institute for Dramatic Writing)
- Nominations
- German Book Prize 2017 shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hildesheim | — | literature, drama and media studies | — | — | Germany |
| Berlin University of the Arts | — | creative writing for the stage | — | — | Germany |
University of Hildesheim
literature, drama and media studies
Country:
Germany
Berlin University of the Arts
creative writing for the stage
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wiener Wortstaettenpreis | Weißbrotmusik | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | IKARUS Prize | Weißbrotmusik | 最優秀ユース戯曲 | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Kleist Prize for Young Dramatists | Muttermale Fenster blau | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Mülheim Audience Award | Muttersprache Mameloschn | 年間最優秀戯曲 | — | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Nestroy Theatre Prize | Muttersprache Mameloschn | 最優秀オフプロダクション | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Jürgen Ponto Foundation Prize for Literature | Außer sich / Beside Myself | — | Jürgen Ponto Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Mara Cassens Prize | Außer sich / Beside Myself | — | — | 受賞 |
Wiener Wortstaettenpreis
2009
Work:
Weißbrotmusik
Result:
受賞
IKARUS Prize
2012
Work:
Weißbrotmusik
Category:
最優秀ユース戯曲
Result:
受賞
Kleist Prize for Young Dramatists
2012
Work:
Muttermale Fenster blau
Result:
受賞
Mülheim Audience Award
2013
Work:
Muttersprache Mameloschn
Category:
年間最優秀戯曲
Result:
受賞
Nestroy Theatre Prize
2018
Work:
Muttersprache Mameloschn
Category:
最優秀オフプロダクション
Result:
受賞
Jürgen Ponto Foundation Prize for Literature
2017
Work:
Außer sich / Beside Myself
Organization:
Jürgen Ponto Foundation
Result:
受賞
Mara Cassens Prize
2018
Work:
Außer sich / Beside Myself
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kleist Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Außer sich / Beside Myself
2017 novelTwins grow up in post-Soviet Moscow and then in an asylum home in West Germany; story of a Jewish family over four generations.
migrationidentitygenderantisemitism
Translations
- English: Beside Myself (2019)
- French: Hors de soi (2019)
- Spanish: Fuera de si (2020)
Im Menschen muss alles herrlich sein
2021 novelWeißbrotmusik
2009 playMuttersprache Mameloschn
2013 playMother tongue Mameloschn.
Bibliography
- Ausser sich Roman (2017)
- Im Menschen muss alles herrlich sein : Roman (2021)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 15 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sensitive eye for the brutality of the present agebiographical glimpses into the past
- Recurring Motifs
- migrationJewish identitydisintegration
Legacy
Regarded as a key contemporary German-language dramatist, active at Maxim Gorki Theatre, known for works on migration and identity.
Trivia
- Emigrated from Russia to Germany with family as Jewish quota refugees in 1995.
- Artistic director of Studio Я at Maxim Gorki Theatre from 2013 to 2015.