Petra Morsbach
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Born | 1 June 1956 |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | German |
Notable awards | Jean-Paul-Preis Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize |
Petra Morsbach (born 1 June 1956) is a German author.
Life and career[]
Morsbach was born in Zürich,[1] but grew up in Germany. She studied at Munich University and Leningrad Theater Academy.[2]
Morsbach's first novel, Plötzlich ist es Abend (Suddenly it's Evening), was published in 1995 and follows the life of a Russian woman whose family was prosecuted by Joseph Stalin.[3]
Opernroman, her second novel, was published in 1998 and is based on Morsbach's experience working in theatre for a decade. It is set in the fictional town of Neustadt am Rhein and centers around the local opera company throughout a season.[4]
Her novel Gottesdiener (God's Servant) was published in 2004[5] and follows the life of an elderly Catholic priest.[6]
She won the Jean-Paul-Preis with her 2013 book, Dichterliebe which is centered around a poet who is going through an existential crisis.[2][7]
Her novel, Justizpalast (Palace of Justice) was published in 2017 and won the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize. The novel is a biography of a fictional judge called Thirza Zorniger. Morsbach spent 9 years researching the justice system for the book.[8]
Bibliography[]
- Plötzlich ist es Abend (1995) ISBN 978-3-442-72114-6
- Opernroman (1998) ISBN 978-3-442-72484-0
- Gottesdiener (2004) ISBN 978-3-8218-0893-2
- Dichterliebe (2013) ISBN 978-3-8135-0372-2
- Justiz Palast (2017) ISBN 978-3-442-72484-0
References[]
- ^ Bründl, Jürgen; Klug, Florian (2017). Zentrum und Peripherie: Theologische Perspektiven auf Kirche und Gesellschaft ; Festschrift für Otmar Meuffels (in German). University of Bamberg Press. ISBN 978-3-86309-483-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jean-Paul-Preis für Petra Morsbach". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Plötzlich ist es Abend". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Preece, Julian; Finlay, Frank (2007). New German Literature: Life-writing and Dialogue with the Arts. Peter Lang. p. 225. ISBN 978-3-03911-384-2.
- ^ Mäander des Kulturtransfers: Polnischer und deutscher Katholizismus im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. 2014. p. 269. ISBN 978-3-8325-3660-2.
- ^ "Gottesdiener". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Petra Morsbach: Dichterliebe". Die Zeit (in German). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Fischer, Thomas (13 November 2017). ""Justizpalast": Palast der Vergeblichkeit". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- Living people
- 1956 births
- 20th-century German women writers
- 21st-century German women writers
- 20th-century German novelists
- 21st-century German non-fiction writers
- German women novelists
- German women non-fiction writers
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni