Fridolin Schley
Born (1976-10-29) 29 October 1976 (age 47)
Munich
Occupationwriter
LanguageGerman
NationalityGerman
EducationPhD
Notable awards
PartnerJuliane "Rübe" Brückner
Website
fridolinschley.de

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 on 29 October 1976. He went to school in Gauting 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. He received his PhD for his works on W. G. Sebald. In 2007 he was invited to the Festival of German-Language Literature to read from his novella Unannehmlichkeiten durch Liebe.[1] He is a member of the German section of PEN International and works as a freelancer for Die Zeit.[2] 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.[3]

Awards

Bibliography

Fiction

Non-fiction

References

  1. ^ "Fridolin Schley". Literaturportal-Bayern.de. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Fridolin Schley". Zeit.de. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Debütroman über das Glück des altklugen Kindes". FAZ.net. Retrieved 26 November 2016.