Annette Pehnt (born 1967 in

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) is a German writer and literary critic. She lives in

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in Baden-Württemberg. After graduating from school in 1986 Pehnt performed voluntary social work in

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. After a year living in Scotland, she studied English, Celtic studies and German language and literature at the

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and

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. After her master's degree and the first national examination in 1994, graduation followed in 1997 at the University of Freiburg with a work on

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. Since 1992 Pehnt, married and mother of three children, has lived as a literature critic and self-employed author in Freiburg and teaches at the

University of Hildesheim The University of Hildesheim (in German ''Universität Hildesheim'') is a public university located in Hildesheim, in the German state of Lower Saxony. History Alfeld University of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule Alfeld) – University o ...

, where she leads the Institut für Literarisches Schreiben & Literaturwissenschaft.

Awards

* 2001 * 2002 Preis der Jury des Ingeborg-Bachmann-Wettbewerbs * 2004 Großes Stipendium des Darmstädter Literaturfonds * 2008

Thaddäus-Troll-Preis Thaddäus-Troll-Preis is a literary prize awarded by the ''Förderkreis deutscher Schriftsteller in Baden-Württemberg'', an organization that supports and sponsors writers in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The prize is awarded annually ...

* 2009 Italo-Svevo-Preis * 2012

Solothurner Literaturpreis The Solothurner Literaturpreis is a literary award for a literary achievement by a German language writer. Awarded since 1994, the annual prize is 15,000 Swiss francs. It is named after the city of Solothurn in Switzerland. Winners *1994: Moni ...

* 2012 Hermann-Hesse-Preis * 2017 Kulturpreis Baden-Württemberg * 2020

Rheingau Literatur Preis Rheingau Literatur Preis is a literary prize of Hesse. It is awarded annually since 1994 by the which follows the Rheingau Musik Festival. An author is awarded whose prose gained the attention of the literary critics ("") The prize of 11,111 Eu ...

*2023 Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds

Memberships

PEN Centre Germany PEN Centre Germany is part of the worldwide association of writers founded in London in 1921, now known as PEN International. One of over 140 autonomous PEN centres around the world, PEN Centre Germany is based in Darmstadt, Hesse. Work PEN Ce ...

Works

Novels

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Dissertation

For children

Pehnt wrote several children books.

Film versions

* 2012 ', director: Nicole Weegmann (TV film,

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)

References

External links

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Artists' Prize

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