Heike Geissler Explained

Heike Geissler
Birth Date:1977 4, df=y
Birth Place:Riesa, Germany
Occupation:Author

Heike Geissler (born 5 April 1977) is a German author. She is a recipient of the Alfred Döblin Prize.

Life

Heike Geissler was born in Riesa, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany, on 5 April 1977. She grew up in Riesa and Karl-Marx-Stadt/Chemnitz.[1] In 2001, she received the Alfred Döblin Prize for her novel Rosa, which was published the following year. Her novel Saisonarbeit (2014) was published as Seasonal Associate by Semiotext(e) in English translation by Katy Derbyshire in 2018 to critical acclaim.[2]

She lives in Leipzig.[3]

Awards

Publications

References

  1. Web site: Wenzel . Tobias . Angst vor der Entscheidung: Die deutsche Schriftstellerin Heike Geißler . Deutschlandradio Kultur . 18 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Seasonal Associate . Book Marks . 18 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Heike Geißler . Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse . de . 2 December 2022 .
  4. Web site: Heike Geißler aus Leipzig schreibt über die Suche nach dem richtigen Protest . MDR.DE . 9 March 2022 . de . 2 December 2022.

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