Ralf Rothmann
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Ralf Rothmann is a German novelist, poet, and dramatist. His novels have been translated into several languages with Knife Edge (Messers Schneide) and Young Light (Junges Licht) being translated into English.
Main subject of his work are both the bourgeois and proletarian reality of life in the Ruhr Metropolitan area (e.g., Stier, Wäldernacht, Milch und Kohle) as well as Berlin (Flieh mein Freund, Hitze, Feuer brennt nicht) with an autobiographically colored focus on alienation, the attempt to escape these situations, and common solitude. His novel "Feuer brennt nicht"
(2009) is a very moving portrait of an artist-writer torn between two women paying a high price for his infidelity.
Main subject of his work are both the bourgeois and proletarian reality of life in the Ruhr Metropolitan area (e.g., Stier, Wäldernacht, Milch und Kohle) as well as Berlin (Flieh mein Freund, Hitze, Feuer brennt nicht) with an autobiographically colored focus on alienation, the attempt to escape these situations, and common solitude. His novel "Feuer brennt nicht"
(2009) is a very moving portrait of an artist-writer torn between two women paying a high price for his infidelity.
Works
- Messers Schneide (stories). 1986. ISBN 3-518-38133-4 - engl. edition as Knife Edge. 1992
- Kratzer und andere Gedichte (poems). 1987. ISBN 3-518-02657-7
- Der Windfisch (story). 1988. ISBN 3-518-40129-7
- Stier (novel). 1991. ISBN 3-518-22364-X
- Wäldernacht (novel). 1994. ISBN 3-518-39082-1
- Berlin Blues. Ein Schauspiel (play). ISBN 3-518-39082-1
- Flieh, mein Freund! (novel). 1998. ISBN 3-518-45505-2
- Milch und Kohle (novel). 2000. ISBN 3-518-39809-1
- Gebet in Ruinen (poems). 2000. ISBN 3-518-41168-3
- Ein Winter unter Hirschen (stories). 2001. ISBN 3-518-45524-9
- Hitze (novel). 2003. ISBN 3-518-41396-1
- Junges Licht (novel). 2004. ISBN 3-518-41640-5 - engl. edition Young Light. 2010
- Rehe am Meer (stories). 2006. ISBN 3-518-41825-4
- Feuer brennt nicht (novel). 2009. ISBN 3-518-42063-1
Awards
- 1986: :de:Märkisches Stipendium für Literatur for Kratzer
- 1992/1993: :de:Stadtschreiber von Bergen
- 1996: :de:Literaturpreis Ruhr
- 2001: Hermann-Lenz-PreisHermann-Lenz-PreisHermann-Lenz-Preis is a literary prize of Germany....
- 2002: Kranichsteiner LiteraturpreisKranichsteiner LiteraturpreisKranichsteiner Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany....
- 2003: Evangelischer BuchpreisEvangelischer BuchpreisEvangelischer Buchpreis is a literary prize of Germany....
- 2004: Rheingau Literatur PreisRheingau Literatur PreisRheingau Literatur Preis is a literary prize of Hesse. It is awarded annually since 1994 by the Rheingau Literatur Festival which follows the Rheingau Musik Festival...
, :de:Wilhelm-Raabe-Literaturpreis - 2005: Heinrich-Böll-PreisHeinrich-Böll-PreisHeinrich-Böll-Preis is a literary prize of Germany....
- 2006: :de:Max-Frisch-Preis
- 2007: Erik-Reger-PreisErik-Reger-PreisErik-Reger-Preis is a literary prize of Germany....
- 2008: Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungLiteraturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungLiteraturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is a literary prize of Germany....
- 2008: Hans Fallada PrizeHans Fallada PrizeThe Hans Fallada Prize is a German literary prize given by the city of Neumünster in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Since 1981 it has been normally awarded every two years to a young author from the German-speaking world...
- 2010: :de:Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis