Anja Kampmann

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Kampmann in 2015

Anja Kampmann (born 1983) is a German poet and author.

Biography[]

She was born in 1983 in Hamburg.[1] She studied at the University of Hamburg and at the German Institute for Literature (Deutsches Literaturinstitut) in Leipzig.[2] She also attended the renowned International Writing Program at the University of Iowa with a scholarship, then start of a dissertation on Samuel Beckett's later prose (musicality & silence) as well as work for the radio.[3] Since 2011, she has been working for Deutschlandfunk and NZZ, among others.[1]

Her poetry has been published in numerous German publications.[4] Her debut collection Proben von Stein und Licht appeared in 2016 in Edition Lyrik. Her first novel Wie hoch die Wasser steigen (High As The Waters Rise, translated by ) has received widespread acclaim, and has won many prizes among them the  [de][5][6] and the Lessing Prize (Förderpreis).[7] It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2020.[8] In 2021 she published her second collection of poetry Der Hund ist immer hungrig (the dog is always hungry) which was widely acclaimed.[9]

She lives in Leipzig.[10][2][8]

Works[]

  • 2016: Kampmann, Anja (2016). Proben von Stein und Licht Gedichte (in German). München: Carl Hanser Verlag. ISBN 978-3-446-25053-6. OCLC 932024014.[11]
  • 2018: Kampmann, Anja (2018). Wie hoch die Wasser steigen Roman (in German). München: Carl Hanser Verlag. ISBN 978-3-446-25815-0. OCLC 1008600336.[12]
  • 2019: Kampmann, Anja (2019). High as the waters rise : a novel. New York: Catapult. ISBN 978-1-948226-52-3. OCLC 1139202885. English translation by Anne Posten
  • 2021: Kampmann, Anja (2021). Der Hund ist immer hungrig Gedichte (in German). München: Hanser, Carl. ISBN 978-3-446-26753-4. OCLC 1200204887.[9][12]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "2015 – Anja Kampmann – Literarischer März Darmstadt". Literarischer März Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Anja Kampmann | Poetry @ Tech". poetry.gatech.edu. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Anja Kampmann – Autorenlexikon". LiteraturPort (in German). 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Anja Kampmann". Words Without Borders. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Anja Kampmann erhält Cassens-Preis 2018". Der Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Anja Kampmann erhält den Mara-Cassens-Preis 2018". Süddeutsche.de. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Lessing-Preisträger Marcel Beyer und Lessing-Förderpreisträgerinnen Anja Kampmann und Bettina Wilpert heute in Kamenz geehrt". Medienservice Sachsen (in German). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "German writer Anja Kampmann finalist for National Book Award | DW | 16.11.2020". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Anja Kampmann: Der Hund ist immer hungrig". swr.online (in German). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Anja Kampmann". National Book Foundation. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  11. ^ Jandl, Paul (12 August 2016). "Mineralien als Material". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Anja Kampmann - Autoren". Hanser Literaturverlage (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Alfred-Döblin-Preis 2017". Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (in German). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Anja Kampmann". Literatur in Niedersachsen (in German). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Leipzigerin Anja Kampmann geht bei US-Literaturpreis leer aus". MDR.DE (in German). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  16. ^ Strunk, Oliver (28 July 2021). "Gewinner des Rainer-Malkowski-Preises stehen fest". WDR (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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