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Ulrike Almut Sandig

うるりけ・あるむーと・ざんでぃひ

Ururike Arumuto Sandihi

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1979 (Großenhain)
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Großenhain → Riesa → Leipzig → Berlin

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
2005-2024
Memberships
Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, PEN Centre Germany, Darmstadt

Education

German Institute for Literature
Religious studies and Indology
Country: Germany
Studied religious studies and indology at university, then studied at the Institute

Awards

Leonce-und-Lena-Preis
2009
Result: 受賞
Merano Poetry Prize
2006
Result: 受賞
Droste-Preis
2012
Category: 新進作家文学賞
Result: 受賞
Wilhelm Lehmann Prize
2018
Result: 受賞
Roswitha Prize
2020
Result: 受賞
Erich Loest Prize
2021
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zunder

2005 Poetry

Volume of poetry

Streumen

2007 Poetry

Volume of poetry

Dickicht

2011 Poetry

Volume of poetry

Flamingos

2010 Short stories

Book of short stories

Monster wie wir

2020 Novel

Novel

Translations
  • Monsters like us (English)

Bibliography

  • Zunder : Gedichte (2005)
  • Streumen Gedichte (2007)
  • Dickicht : Gedichte (2011)
  • Märzwald Dichtung für die Freunde der Popmusik (2011)
  • Flamingos Geschichten (2012)
  • Buch gegen das Verschwinden : Geschichten (2015)
  • Ich bin ein Feld voller Raps... (2016)
  • Ulrike Almut Sandig (2016)
  • Jahrbuch der Lyrik 2017 (2017)
  • Monster wie wir : Roman (2020)
  • Leuchtende Schafe : Gedichte (2022)

Translations of Works

  • Thick of it (English, 2018)
  • Grimm (English)
  • I am a field full of rapeseed... (English, 2020)
  • Monsters like us (English, 2022)

Legacy

Known as an important contemporary German writer and poet. Her works have been translated into various languages.