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Reinhard Jirgl (2009)

Reinhard Jirgl (born 16 January 1953 in East-Berlin) is a German writer.

Biography

Jirgl was born in Berlin-Friedrichshain.[1] The career path was initially to become a skilled worker for electromechanics and then to complete a degree in electronics at Humboldt University, Berlin.[1] First attempts at prose took place during his studies at the beginning of the 1970s.[1] From 1975 he worked as an engineer at the Academy of Sciences, but gave up his profession in 1978 to devote more time to writing.[2] He earned his living as a lighting and service technician at the Volksbühne in Berlin.[2]

In 2010 he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize by the German Academy for Language and Literature.[3]

His 2013 novel Nichts von euch auf Erden was shortlisted for the German Book Prize.[4]

At the beginning of 2017, Jirgl withdrew completely from the public.[5]

He lives in Berlin.[5]

Awards

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c "Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung - Mitglieder - Reinhard Jirgl - Selbstvorstellung". Akademie (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Reinhard Jirgl". dtv (in German). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Urkundentext" (PDF). Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Meyer und Jirgl für Buchpreis nominiert". Die Zeit (in German). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Reinhard Jirgl - Autoren". Hanser Literaturverlage (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ Thomas Rothschild: Gesamtdeutscher Steinbruch. In: Freitag, Nr. 46/2006.
  7. ^ Gunther Nickel: Deutsche Lebensläufe, polyphon erzählt. In: Die Welt, 28 Februay 2009.
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