Fridolin Schley (born 29 October 1976) is a German writer. In 2007 he won the
Toucan Prize for his novel ''Wildes schönes Tier'', and in 2021 again for ''Die Verteidigung''.
Life
Fridolin Schley was born in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
on 29 October 1976. He went to school in
Gauting
Gauting is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of approximately 20,000. It is situated on the river Würm, southwest of Munich and is a part of the Munich metropolitan area.
Geography
Stockdor ...
and then studied German studies, philosophy and political science in Munich and Berlin, followed by a course of studies at the
University of Television and Film Munich
The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. T ...
. He received his PhD for his works on
W. G. Sebald. In 2007 he was invited to the
Festival of German-Language Literature
The Festival of German-Language Literature (german: Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur, links=no) is a literary event which takes place annually in Klagenfurt, Austria. During this major literary festival which lasts for several days a number of ...
to read from his novella ''Unannehmlichkeiten durch Liebe''. He is a member of the German section of
PEN International
PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous Internation ...
and works as a freelancer for ''
Die Zeit
''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles.
History
Th ...
''. He lives in Munich.
Reception
The ''
FAZ'' attests his debut novel ''Verloren, mein Vater'' "literary finesse" and "bravery"; he impressed with his dealing with social topics.
Awards
* 2001:
Hermann-Lenz-Preis studentship for ''Verloren, mein Vater''
* 2001:
Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis for ''Verloren, mein Vater''
* 2007:
Toucan Prize for ''Wildes Schönes Tier''
* 2021: Toucan Prize for ''Die Verteidigung''
* 2022:
Franz-Hessel-Preis for ''Die Verteidigung''
Bibliography
Fiction
* 2001:
* 2003:
* 2007:
* 2016:
* 2021:
Non-fiction
* 2012:
* 2014:
References
External links
Personal website
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1976 births
21st-century German writers
German male writers
Living people
Writers from Munich