Dorothee Elmiger (born 1985 in
Wetzikon
Wetzikon is a small town in the Zürcher Oberland, Zurich Highlands (Zürcher Oberland) area of Switzerland, in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich.
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) is a Swiss writer, translator and historian. Elmiger is considered one of the most promising young Swiss writers, especially after winning the second
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
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, the Kelag Prize, in 2010.
Life
Elmiger studied history, philosophy, and political science in Zurich, Berlin, and Lucerne. She also completed a Bachelor’s degree in Literary Writing at the Swiss Literary Institute in Biel.
Elmiger has won several prizes, including the
aspekte-Literaturpreis
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and the
Rauris Literature Prize
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for best literary debut. In 2014, Elmiger received the Hermann-Hesse-Förderpreis for her second novel ''Schlafgänger'', in 2015 she was awarded a Swiss Literature Award by the Federal Office of Culture and the
Erich Fried Prize
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. Her novel Out of the Sugar Factory (Aus der Zuckerfabrik, 2020) was shortlisted for both the German Book Prize and the Swiss Book Prize. Her work has been translated into several languages, including English, French, Swedish and Turkish.
Elmiger is known for her experimental and socially critical texts, which explore themes such as capitalism, history, and identity. Her works combine fictional elements with documentary approaches and are praised for their poetic and dense language.
Publications
* ''Einladung an die Waghalsigen.'' DuMont, Cologne 2010,
* ''Schlafgänger.'' DuMont, Cologne 2014,
* ''Aus der Zuckerfabrik.'' Hanser, Munich 2020,
External links
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„Schweizer Literaturpreise 2015 Dorothee Elmiger“„Dorothee Elmiger erhält Erich-Fried-Preis“Dorothee Elmiger wins the Bachmann prize swissinfo
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, 27. Juni 2010
„Zweiter Preis am Bachmann-Wettbewerb für Dorothee Elmiger“ St. Galler Tagblatt, 27. Juni 2010
„Schöner Erfolg für die Schweizer Literatur“ Tages-Anzeiger
''Tages-Anzeiger'' (), also abbreviated ''Tagi'' or ''TA'', is a Swiss German-language national daily newspaper published in Zurich, Switzerland.
History and profile
The paper was first published under the name ''Tages-Anzeiger für Stadt und K ...
, 27. Juni 2010
Munzinger Online: Dorothee Elmiger 16. Dezember 2024
BuchBasel: Dorothee Elmiger 16. Dezember 2024
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1985 births
21st-century Swiss women writers
Living people
People from Wetzikon
Swiss writers in German