Michael Krüger (writer)
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Michael Krüger is a German writer, publisher and translator.
Michael Krüger grew up in Berlin
. After the graduating he was apprenticed to a publisher and later studied philosophy and literature. From 1962 to 1965 he worked as a bookseller in London
.
From 1968 Krüger has worked as a reader at the publishing house Carl Hanser Verlag
, since 1986 he has been their chief reader. In 1972 he published his first poems, with his first collection, Reginapoly, appearing in 1976 and his first collection of stories Was tun: Eine altmodische Geschichte (What shall we do: An old-fashioned story) in 1984. Several stories, novels and translations followed. His work has garnered many important accolades including the 1986 Toucan Prize
and the 1996 Prix Médicis étranger.
He wrote the introduction to the 2010 New York Review of Books edition of Jakov Lind
's Soul of Wood.
Since 1975 Michael Krüger is a jury member of the European literary award Petrarca-Preis
.
Michael Krüger grew up in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. After the graduating he was apprenticed to a publisher and later studied philosophy and literature. From 1962 to 1965 he worked as a bookseller in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
From 1968 Krüger has worked as a reader at the publishing house Carl Hanser Verlag
Carl Hanser Verlag
Carl Hanser Verlag is a German publishing house, established in 1928 by Carl Hanser in Munich. Among the authors he published are Herta Müller, Martin Mosebach, Reinhard Jirgl, and David Grossman....
, since 1986 he has been their chief reader. In 1972 he published his first poems, with his first collection, Reginapoly, appearing in 1976 and his first collection of stories Was tun: Eine altmodische Geschichte (What shall we do: An old-fashioned story) in 1984. Several stories, novels and translations followed. His work has garnered many important accolades including the 1986 Toucan Prize
Toucan Prize
The Toucan Prize is a literary prize given by the city of Munich to the best new publication by a Munich author. It has been awarded since 1965 and is endowed with 6,000 Euros.- Recipients :*2010 Benjamin Stein, Leinwand...
and the 1996 Prix Médicis étranger.
He wrote the introduction to the 2010 New York Review of Books edition of Jakov Lind
Jakov Lind
Jakov Lind was an Austrian-British writer. As an 11-year old boy from a Jewish family, he left Austria after the Anschluss , found temporary refuge in Holland, and succeeded in surviving inside Nazi Germany by assuming a Dutch...
's Soul of Wood.
Since 1975 Michael Krüger is a jury member of the European literary award Petrarca-Preis
Petrarca-Preis
Petrarca-Preis is a European literary award named after the Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch. It was founded in 1975 by German art historian and publisher Hubert Burda, and is primarily designed for contemporary European poets, but also epicists appear in the list of...
.
External links
- Interview recording
- Review of The Executor Poems at Lyrikline.orgLyrikline.orglyrikline.org hosts contemporary international poetry as audio and text , plus bibliographies and biographies for each poet.lyrikline.org was started in November 1999 as a German-language site...