Katharina Hacker
Katharina Hacker (born 11 January 1967) is a German author best known for her award-winning novel Die Habenichtse (The Have-Nots). Hacker studied philosophy, history and Jewish studies at the University of Freiburg and the University of Jerusalem. Her studies in Israel have been seen as an attempt to compensate for the strong antisemitic feelings of her Silesian grandmother.
Katharina Hacker
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- Name
- Katharina Hacker
- Born
- 11 January 1967
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Awards
- German Book Prize
- Nationality
- Germany
- Fields
- prose
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem · Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium
- Known for
- The have-nots
- Honours
- German Book Prize · Stadtschreiber von Bergen · Düsseldorf literary award · Droste-Preis
- Languages
- Hebrew · German
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Katharina Hacker (born 11 January 1967) is a German author best known for her award-winning novel Die Habenichtse (The Have-Nots). Hacker studied philosophy, history and Jewish studies at the University of Freiburg and the University of Jerusalem. Her studies in Israel have been seen as an attempt to compensate for the strong antisemitic feelings of her Silesian grandmother.
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She did not finish her studies with an academic degree. Since 1996, she has been living as a freelance writer in Berlin. In 2006, she was the second writer to be awarded the German Book Prize for Die Habenichtse. In this and other works, Hacker examines the consequences of globalization and neoliberalism on the working life, social relations, and family interactions of her German protagonists.
Katharina Hacker studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium. The recorded working language is Hebrew and German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are prose. Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin. Works named in the authority record are The have-nots. Distinctions recorded are German Book Prize, Stadtschreiber von Bergen, Düsseldorf literary award and Droste-Preis.
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• Name — Katharina Hacker • Born — 11 January 1967 • Birthplace — Frankfurt am Main, West Germany • Occupation — Novelist • Language — German • Notable Works — Die Habenichtse • Awards — German Book Prize • Website — https: www.katharinahacker.de
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Katharina Hacker is recorded as having received German Book Prize, Stadtschreiber von Bergen and Düsseldorf literary award. Recognition and collections. Hacker received German Book Prize, Stadtschreiber von Bergen, Düsseldorf literary award and Droste-Preis.
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Katharina Hacker born at Frankfurt.
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- 1.Author Katharina Hacker – Suhrkamp Insel.
- 2.Deutscher Buchpreis. www.deutscher-buchpreis.de.
- 3.Druxes, Helga. German Women's Writing in the Twenty-First Century. Camden House. 156. 2015. 978-1-64014-025-7.
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