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Edition 42 (2018) Winner
Tetiana "Tania" Volodymyrivna Maliarchuk
タンヤ・マリャルチュク(テティアナ・ヴォロディミリヴナ・マリャルチュク)
Tanya Malyarchuk
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1983-01-01 (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)
- Nationality
- Ukraine
- Languages
- Ukrainian, German
- Residence History
- Vienna, Austria
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 2004-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kristal Vilenica (Vilenica International Literary Festival) | — | — | Vilenica International Literary Festival | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Joseph Conrad-Korzeniowski Literary Award | — | — | Joseph Conrad Foundation / awarding body (details variable) | 受賞 |
| 2016 | BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year | — | — | BBC Ukrainian | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Ingeborg Bachmann Award | Frösche im Meer ("Frogs in the Sea") | — | Festival of German-Language Literature (Ingeborg Bachmann Prize) | 受賞 |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Adolfo's Endspiel, or A Rose for Liza
2004 short stories / novellasA collection of early short stories and novellas blending realism and elements of the fantastic.
- Translated into German and other languages
From Top to Bottom: A Book of Fears
2006 short storiesA short story collection centered on fears and anxieties, exploring inner voices and social tensions.
How I Became a Saint
2006 short/novellaA piece mixing personal experience, faith, and strangeness.
To Speak
2007 short storiesShort stories that interrogate language, silence, and the role of the narrator.
Zviroslov
2009 short storiesA short story collection featuring animal imagery and strange fables.
Biography of an Accidental Miracle
2012 novelHer first novel, depicting accidental events and everyday miracles.
Forgottenness
novel (English translation published)A novel whose English translation appeared in 2024; deals with forgetfulness and personal histories.
- English translation (2024)
Frösche im Meer (Frogs in the Sea)
2018 short text (presented in German)The German-language text read at the Bachmann Prize in 2018, containing twists of reality and fable-like elements.
Bibliography
- Adolfo's Endspiel, or A Rose for Liza (2004)
- From Top to Bottom: A Book of Fears (2006)
- How I Became a Saint (2006)
- To Speak (2007)
- Zviroslov (2009)
- Biography of an Accidental Miracle (2012)
- Forgottenness (English translation 2024)
- Frösche im Meer (2018, in German)
Translations of Works
- Neunprozentiger Haushaltsessig (German translation, Residenz Verlag)
- Biografie eines zufälligen Wunders (German translation, Residenz Verlag)
- Forgottenness (English translation, 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fabulist elements mixed with realitydark humordense imagery and fragmentary narration
- Recurring Motifs
- family and parent-child relationsmemory and forgettingmovement and migration
Legacy
Beginning in Ukrainian and later publishing in German, she has gained international recognition with several European literary awards; her 2018 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize win notably raised her profile in the German-speaking world.
Trivia
- Has been writing in German since 2014.
- Won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 2018.
- Resides in Vienna.
- Expanded from short stories and novellas to novels.