Marc Degens (born 18 August 1971) is a
German novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and musician.
Life and work
Born in
Essen
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, Degens grew up in the Ruhr Valley, and finished high school in Dorsten. He studied German studies and sociology at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, and graduated in 1999 with a work about
Intertextuality
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and
Distinction.
In 1996, he founded a small but eclectic publishing house, SuKuLTuR, for which he has edited 147 volumes of the series “Schöner Lesen.” The series featured the work of German Writers such as
Ann Cotten,
Dietmar Dath
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Life
Born in Rheinfelden, Dath grew up in Schopfheim, West Germany, and finished high school in Freiburg. After civilian service he studied German studies and phys ...
,
Wolfgang Herrndorf
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Life and career
His debut novel ''In Plüschgewittern'' was published by Zweitausendeins in 2001. Despite the protagonist' ...
, and
Clemens J. Setz
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He debuted in 2007 with the novel ''Söhne und Planeten''. His second novel, ''Die Frequenzen'', was shortlisted for the German Book Prize. He won the 2011 Le ...
, and German translations of works by
Washington Cucurto,
Denise Duhamel
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Background
Duhamel received her B.F.A. from Emerson College and her M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She is a New York Foundation for the Arts recipient and has been r ...
,
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* Chris Kraus (director) (born 1963), German author and film director
*Chris Kraus (writer)
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,
Sarah Manguso
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, and
Jeffrey McDaniel
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. More than 100,000 copies of these books have been sold from vending machines in Berlin alone.
His own writings include novels, short stories, essays, poems, and editorials. From 2000 to 2012, he was the literary editor of the online cultural magazine satt.org. In 2014, he was awarded the Hugo-Ball-Literaturförderpreis. He lives in
Hamburg
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.
Distinctions
* 2010 Writer-in-residence in
Novi Sad
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, Serbia
* 2011
V.O.Stomps-Förderpreis der Stadt Mainz (for SuKuLTuR publishing)
* 2014 Förderpreis zum
Hugo-Ball-Preis der Stadt Pirmasens
Work
Books, novels, stories, poetry, essays
* ''Selfie ohne Selbst.'' Short Novel. Berenberg Verlag, Berlin 2022.
* ''Toronto. Aufzeichnungen aus Kanada.'' Journals. Mairisch Verlag, Hamburg 2020.
* ''Eriwan. Aufzeichnungen aus Armenien.'' Journals. Mit 124 Fotos des Autors. Ille & Riemer, Leipzig 2018.
* ''Fuckin Sushi.'' Novel. Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne 2015,
* ''Wremen am Ende.'' Stories, poetry, Essen. Berlin 2014.
* ''Das kaputte Knie Gottes.'' Novel. Knaus Verlag, Berlin 2011.
* ''Unsere Popmoderne.'' Stories. Verbrecher Verlag, Berlin 2010.
* ''Die SuKuLTuR Jahre.'' Short story. Berlin 2009. (= „Schöner Lesen“ No. 88)
* ''Abweichen. Über Bücher, Comics, Musik.'' Essays. Leipzig 2009.
* ''Hier keine Kunst.'' Novel. Erata Literaturverlag, Leipzig 2008.
* ''Ich kann.'' Stories. Berlin 2008. (= „Schöner Lesen“ No. 73)
* ''Unsere Popmoderne.'' Stories. Berlin 2005.
* ''Für mich.'' Prose, poetry. Berlin 2004.
* ''Rückbau.'' Short Novel. Berlin 2003.
* ''pop.mitte.berlin. Ein Lob auf die Mittelmäßigkeit.'' Stories. Berlin 2001.
* ''Himmel die Berge.'' Stories. Berlin 1999. (= „Schöner Lesen“ No. 8)
* ''Vanity Love.'' Novel. Alkyon Verlag, Weissach i. T. 1997.
* ''Hure Liebe. Verschwiegene Wahrheit.'' Story. Berlin 1997.
* ''Im Un- und Hintergrund. Von der literarischen Sackgasse zum Social Beat und wieder zurück.'' Essay. Berlin 1997.
* ''Die geraffte Wahrheit dieses Tags.'' Short Story. Berlin 1997. (= „Schöner Lesen“ No. 4)
* ''Man sucht sich.'' Poetry, Stories. Berlin 1996. (= „Schöner Lesen“ No. 2)
* ''Der Weg eines Armlosen in die Top Ten der Tennisweltrangliste.'' Stories, Berlin 1996.
* ''Absichten und Einsichten. Texte zum Selbstverständnis eines zeitgenössischen Autors.'' Stories. Berlin 1996.
* ''Der Knubbel.'' Short Story. Berlin 1996. (= „Schöner Lesen“ No. 1)
* ''Frickie-Frickie und andere komische Geschichten.'' Stories. Berlin 1994.
* ''Farben und Formen.'' Prose, poetry. Marl 1993.
Music
* Superschiff: Frauen. 2003.
* Superschiff: Wir sind Superschiff. 2002.
* Stendal Blast: Müll. 1993.
References
External links
*
Degens' official site (English)Degens' official site (German)
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1971 births
Living people
German male musicians
German male writers