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Thomas Brussig

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Thomas Brussig

Pen Names: Cordt Berneburger（Used for the first novel 'Wasserfarben'）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964 （East Berlin）
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Berlin → Mecklenburg

Career

Occupations
writer
Active Years
1991-

Education

Heinrich Hertz School
General education
Period: 幼少期から1984年
Year of Graduation: 1984
Country: Germany
High school equivalent
Free University of Berlin
Faculty of Social Sciences / Sociology
Period: 1990-1993
Country: Germany
Studied sociology
Film school (after university change)
Film-making
Period: 1993-2000
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: Germany
Studied film-making

Awards

Hans Fallada Prize
2000
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Helden wie wir

1995 Satirical novel

Satirical novel dealing with the fall of the Berlin Wall

GDRBerlin Wall
Adaptations
  • [Film] Heroes Like Us / Sebastian Peterson (1999)
Translations
  • Heroes Like Us (English translation)

Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee

2001 Satirical novel

Novel depicting everyday life in East Berlin

Life in GDR
Adaptations
  • [Film] Sonnenallee / Leander Haußmann (1999)

Bibliography

  • Wasserfarben (1991)
  • Helden wie wir (1995)
  • Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee (2001)
  • Leben bis Männer (2005)
  • Wie es leuchtet (2004)
  • Berliner Orgie (2007)
  • Schiedsrichter Fertig: Eine Litanei (2007)

Adaptations

  • Sonnenallee (1999 film)
  • Heroes Like Us (1999 film)

Translations of Works

  • Heroes like us (English)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
satiricalhumorous
Recurring Motifs
GDRBerlin Wallsatire of everyday life

Legacy

German writer known for satirical novels on the GDR

Trivia

  • Served in the National People's Army of East Germany
  • Commutes between Berlin and Mecklenburg