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Bodo Kirchhoff (born 6 July 1948) is a German writer and novelist. He was born in Hamburg before moving with his family to Kirchzarten in the Black Forest in 1955, which he describes as a culture shock. In addition to writing literary fiction, he has worked on various projects for German television, such as long-runner ''Tatort'', and has written movie screenplays. One of his best-known novels is ''Infanta'' (1990), which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. In 2016, his novel, which features an African migrant in Italy, ''Encounter'' won the German Book Prize.
''TransAtlantik''
In 1993, he evaluated the German Army's participation in UNOSOM II, UNOSOM. After this, he was the 1994–95 Lecturer at the prestigious Frankfurt lectures. In 2010, Kirchhoff revealed in an article in ''Der Spiegel'' that as a twelve-year-old schoolboy, he had been sexually abused by the choirmaster at his boarding school, which he began attending in 1959, after the divorce of his parents, by Lake Constance. He has said that his work, as a consequence, often has as its theme "the reconciliation between sexuality and language"
Bodo Kirchhoff (born 6 July 1948) is a German writer and novelist. He was born in Hamburg before moving with his family to Kirchzarten in the Black Forest in 1955, which he describes as a culture shock. In addition to writing literary fiction, he has worked on various projects for German television, such as long-runner ''Tatort'', and has written movie screenplays. One of his best-known novels is ''Infanta'' (1990), which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. In 2016, his novel, which features an African migrant in Italy, ''Encounter'' won the German Book Prize.
Life
Kirchhoff received his high school diploma in 1968. He then spent two years in the military, followed by a year selling ice cream in the United States. From 1972 to 1979, he studied pedagogy and psychology at Frankfurt University and completed his doctoral thesis on Jacques Lacan. During this period, he was noticed by Suhrkamp Verlag, Suhrkamp, with whom he published until he switched to Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, and published a both a novel and a play in 1979, beginning his career as a prolific author and multiple prize winner. In the 1980s, he traveled extensively and wrote for the magazin''TransAtlantik''
In 1993, he evaluated the German Army's participation in UNOSOM II, UNOSOM. After this, he was the 1994–95 Lecturer at the prestigious Frankfurt lectures. In 2010, Kirchhoff revealed in an article in ''Der Spiegel'' that as a twelve-year-old schoolboy, he had been sexually abused by the choirmaster at his boarding school, which he began attending in 1959, after the divorce of his parents, by Lake Constance. He has said that his work, as a consequence, often has as its theme "the reconciliation between sexuality and language"
Family
In 1987, he married editor and lecturer Ulrike Bauer. Together they have two children, Claudius, born 1988, and Sophia, born 1993. Since 2003, they have offered week-long writing courses at the cost of €1900 at their home in Italy.Awards
*1984: Jahreskunstpreis des Frankfurter Vereins für Künstlerhilfe *1989: Villa Massimo scholarship, Rome *1999: Bayerischer Filmpreis – Award for Screenplay *2001: Rheingau Literatur Preis *2002: Deutscher Kritikerpreis *2002: Preis der LiteraTour Nord *2008: Carl-Zuckmayer-Medaille for Services to the German Language *2012: Shortlisted for the Deutscher Buchpreis, German Book Prize with ''Die Liebe in groben Zügen'' *2016: Winner of the German Book Prize with ''Widerfahrnis''Reviews for ''Encounter''
Screenplays
*1997: ''Tatort: '', Director: Bodo Fürneisen *2000: ''Tatort: '', Director: Josef Rödl *2002: ', Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel *2004: ', Director: Niki SteinWorks
* ''Ohne Eifer, Ohne Zorn.'' Novelle. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1979, . Neuausgabe 2013, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main * ''Das Kind oder Die Vernichtung von Neuseeland.'' Schauspiel, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1978, DNB 790146029, Uraufführung Saarbrücken 1979. * ''Die Einsamkeit der Haut.'' Erzählung. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1981, . * ''Zwiefalten.'' Roman. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1983, . * ''Mexikanische Novelle.'' Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1984, . * ''Infanta.'' Roman. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1990, . Unveränderte Neuauflage: Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2006, . * ''Der Sandmann.'' Roman. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1992, . * ''Die Weihnachtsfrau.'' Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 1997, . * ''Manila.'' Filmbuch. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 2000, . * ''Parlando.'' Roman. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2001, . * Frankfurt am Main in der Literatur#Bodo Kirchhoff Schundroman, ''Schundroman.'' Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2002, . * ''Wo das Meer beginnt.'' Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2004, . * ''Die kleine Garbo.'' Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2006, . * ''Der Prinzipal.'' Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2007, . * ''Eros und Asche. Ein Freundschaftsroman.'' Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2007, . * ''Erinnerungen an meinen Porsche.'' Roman, Hoffmann und Campe 2009, . * ''Die Liebe in groben Zügen.'' Roman. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2012, . * ''Verlangen und Melancholie.'' Roman. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2014, . * ''Widerfahrnis.'' Novelle. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2016, . * ''Betreff: Einladung zu einer Kreuzfahrt.'' Roman. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main 2017, .References
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