Anna Kim
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| Born | 10 September 1977 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | European Union Prize for Literature (2012) |
Anna Kim (born 10 September 1977, in Daejeon) is an Austrian writer.
Biography
[edit]Kim was born in Daejeon, South Korea in 1977 but moved to Germany in 1979.[1] She received a master's degree in philosophy and theatre studies from the University of Vienna.[2]
Since 1999, she has regularly published in newspapers, magazines and anthologies.[2]
In 2012, Kim was Austria's winner of the European Union Prize for Literature for her second novel, Die gefrorene Zeit (translated in English as Frozen Time). Published in 2008, the novel covers a Kosovar man searching for his missing wife after the end of the Yugoslav wars.[1]
Kim lives in Vienna.[1]
Awards
[edit]Kim has received numerous awards and grants:[1][2]
- 2009: HALMA Scholarship[2]
- 2009: Elias Canetti Scholarship[2]
- 2009: Heinrich Treichl Prize from the Austrian Red Cross
- 2010: Robert Musil Scholarship
- 2012: European Union Prize for Literature for Die gefrorene Zeit (Frozen Time)
- 2017: Artist in Residence at Villa Sträuli in Winterthur
- 2022: Nominated for the German Book Prize (Longlist) for Geschichte eines Kindes (Story of a Child)[3]
- 2022: Nominated for the Austrian Book Prize (Shortlist) for Geschichte eines Kindes (Story of a Child)[3]
- 2023: Awarded the Veza-Canetti-Preis of the city of Vienna[4]
Selected works
[edit]- Die Bilderspur (The Trace of Pictures, 2004) – novel ISBN 3-85420-662-3
- Das Sinken ein Bückflug (2006) – poetry collection[2]
- Die gefrorene Zeit (Frozen Time, 2008) – novel ISBN 978-3-85420-742-9
- Invasionen den Privaten (Invasions of Privacy,[5] 2011) – essay ISBN 978-3-85420-781-8
- Anatomie einer Nacht (Anatomy of a Night,[6] 2012) – novel ISBN 978-3-518-46478-6
- Die große Heimkehr (The Great Homecoming,[7] 2017) - novel ISBN 978-3-518-46888-3
- Geschichte eines Kindes (Story of a Child,[3] 2022) - novel ISBN 978-3-518-47364-1
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Anna Kim". EU Prize for Literature. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b c d e f "Anna Kim - Autorenlexikon". www.literaturport.de. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b c "Anna Kim, Story of a Child". suhrkamp.de. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ https://buecher.at/veza-canetti-preis-2023-geht-an-wiener-autorin-anna-kim/
- ^ "Anna Kim, Invasionen den Privaten". droschl.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Anna Kim, Anatomy of a Night". suhrkamp.de. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Anna Kim, The Great Homecoming". granta.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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