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Eva Menasse (born 11 May 1970 in Vienna) is an Austrian author and journalist. She has studied history and German literature. Menasse had a successful career as a journalist, writing for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Frankfurt and as a correspondent from Prague and Berlin. She left the paper to write her first novel, Vienna,[1] and now lives and works in Berlin as a freelance author.[1]
Eva Menasse | |
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 Eva Menasse bei der Verleihung der Carl-Zuckmayer-Medaille an Robert Menasse im Staatstheater Mainz | |
| Born | 11 May 1970  Vienna |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Kumpfmüller |
| Parent(s) | |
| Family | Robert Menasse |
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In 2005, she received the Corine Literature Prize. The English translation of her novel Vienna was shortlisted for the 2007 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in the UK.
Menasse was married to the German author Michael Kumpfmüller from 2004 to 2017.[2]
Awards
edit- 2013 Heinrich-Böll-Preis[1]
- 2015 Villa Massimo Scholarship in Rome[1][2][3]
- 2015 Jonathan-Swift-Preis[1][4]
- 2017 Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis[1]
- 2017 Österreichischer Buchpreis[1][3]
- 2019 Ludwig Börne Prize[1]
- 2019 Mainzer Stadtschreiber[1][2]
- 2023 Jakob-Wassermann-Literaturpreis[5]
Works
edit- Die letzte Märchenprinzessin, (with Elisabeth and Robert Menasse), 1997[3]
- Klein Menasses der mächtigste Mann, (with Elisabeth and Robert Menasse), 1998[3]
- Der Holocaust vor Gericht. Der Prozess um David Irving, 2000[3]
- Vienna, novel, 2005 (English: Vienna, translated by Anthea Bell, 2006)[1]
- Lässliche Todsünden, short stories, 2009[1]
- Quasikristalle, novel, 2013[1]
- Lieber aufgeregt als abgeklärt, essays, 2015[6]
- Tiere für Fortgeschrittene, short stories, 2017[1]
- Gedankenspiele über den Kompromiss, essay, 2020
- Geborgen am Busen der Musen. Früher oder später bekommt das Museum uns alle, essay, 2020
- Dunkelblum, novel, 2021
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Eva Menasse". Kiepenheuer & Witsch (in German). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Eva Menasse – Autorenlexikon". literaturport.de (in German). 24 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Eva Menasse – 2020 › Department Germanistik und Komparatistik". Department Germanistik und Komparatistik Erlangen › Department Germanistik und Komparatistik (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Paolo, Thomas Di. "Internationaler Literaturpreis für Satire und Humor". Jonathan Swift (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Jakob-Wassermann-Literaturpreis für Eva Menasse". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Lieber aufgeregt als abgeklärt - Eva Menasse". Kiepenheuer & Witsch (in German). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Sources
edit- "Goethe Institute – Eva Menasse's novel Vienna". Retrieved 13 March 2002.
Further reading
edit- El, Eugen (11 March 2021). "Eva Menasse im Gespräch". Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.