Nora Bossong
Nora Bossong (born 9 January 1982) is a German poet and writer. She lives in Berlin.
Nora Bossong
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- Name
- Nora Bossong
- Born
- 9 January 1982
- Birthplace
- Bremen, Germany
- Occupation
- Novelist, poet
- Awards
- Thomas Mann Prize, Peter Huchel Prize, Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Sapienza University of Rome · University of Potsdam
- Honours
- Berliner Kunstpreis · Peter-Huchel-Preis · Thomas Mann Prize · Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize · Roswitha Prize · Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis
- Languages
- German
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Biography
Biography
Nora Bossong studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Sapienza University of Rome and University of Potsdam. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin and Rome. Distinctions recorded are Berliner Kunstpreis, Peter-Huchel-Preis, Thomas Mann Prize and Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize.
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Key facts
• Name — Nora Bossong • Born — 9 January 1982 • Birthplace — Bremen, Germany • Occupation — Novelist, poet • Language — German • Genre — poetry, essay, novel • Awards — Thomas Mann Prize, Peter Huchel Prize, Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
Career
Career
Bossong studied literature at the German Institute for Literature, as well as cultural studies, philosophy and comparative literature at the Humboldt University of Berlin, the University of Potsdam, and the Sapienza University of Rome. She was a 2001 Fellow of the first Wolfenbüttel literature laboratory. Bossong's poetry and prose have been published in individual newspapers, anthologies and literary journals. In 2006, she published her debut novel. In 2022, she published a non-fiction book about her generation, Die Geschmeidigen: Meine Generation und der neue Ernst des Lebens (The Smooth Ones: My generation and life's new seriousness). An advocate for democracy, peace and human rights, Bossong was also a member of the presidium of the PEN Centre Germany for two years.
Publications
* • Gegend: Roman (Area), novel, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, 2006,. • Reglose Jagd: Gedichte (Motionless hunting), poems,. • Location (audio CD), Munich-Spring-Verlag, München 2009. • Webers Protokoll (Weber's protocol), novel, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, 2009,. • Sommer vor den Mauern: Gedichte (Summer before the walls), poetry, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2011,. • Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Limited liability company), novel, Hanser, Munich 2012,. • 36,9°. novel, Hanser, Munich 2015,. • Rotlicht. Reportage. Hanser, Munich 2017,. • Kreuzzug mit Hund. poems, Suhrkamp, Berlin 2018,. • Schutzzone. novel, Suhrkamp, Berlin 2019,. • Auch morgen. Politische Texte. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2021,. • Die Geschmeidigen: Meine Generation und der neue Ernst des Lebens. Ullstein, Berlin 2022,. • Reichskanzlerplatz. novel, Suhrkamp, Berlin 2024,.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1996543: Nora Bossong
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- “Nora Bossong”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Potentialités du présent. Essais et romans chez Nora Bossong et Michael Kleeberg, Revue germanique internationale, 2023
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2023
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1201901731, Lieder nach Gedichten von Nora Bossong.
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Awards (selection)
• 2001 – Young Authors meeting winner • 2001 – Bremer Author scholarship • 2003 – Klagenfurt Literature Course • 2004 – Leipzig Literature Scholarship • 2005 – prose fellowship from the Jürgen Ponto Foundation • 2007 – Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize • 2007 – Berlin Senate Scholarship • 2008 – New York Fellowship in the German House • 2010 – Scholarship from the Heinrich-Heine House of Lüneburg • 2011 – Berliner Kunstpreis, the Academy of Arts Berlin • 2012 – Peter Huchel Prize for Sommer vor den Mauern • 2017 – Roswitha Prize • 2019 – Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis for Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung • 2020 – Thomas Mann Prize • 2020 – Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
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Potentialités du présent. Essais et romans chez Nora Bossong et Michael Kleeberg, Revue germanique internationale, 2023Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1201901731, Lieder nach Gedichten von Nora Bossong.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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