Petra Morsbach
Born (1956-06-01) 1 June 1956 (age 67)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityGerman
Notable awardsJean-Paul-Preis
Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize

Petra Morsbach (born 1 June 1956) is a German author.

Life and career

Morsbach was born in Zürich,[1] but grew up in Germany. She studied at Munich University and Leningrad Theater Academy.[2]

Morsbach's first novel, Plötzlich ist es Abend (Suddenly it's Evening), was published in 1995 and follows the life of a Russian woman whose family was prosecuted by Joseph Stalin.[3]

Opernroman, her second novel, was published in 1998 and is based on Morsbach's experience working in theatre for a decade. It is set in the fictional town of Neustadt am Rhein and centers around the local opera company throughout a season.[4]

Her novel Gottesdiener (God's Servant) was published in 2004[5] and follows the life of an elderly Catholic priest.[6]

She won the Jean-Paul-Preis with her 2013 book, Dichterliebe which is centered around a poet who is going through an existential crisis.[2][7]

Her novel, Justizpalast (Palace of Justice) was published in 2017 and won the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize. The novel is a biography of a fictional judge called Thirza Zorniger. Morsbach spent 9 years researching the justice system for the book.[8]

Bibliography

Dissertation

References

  1. ^ Bründl, Jürgen; Klug, Florian (2017). Zentrum und Peripherie: Theologische Perspektiven auf Kirche und Gesellschaft ; Festschrift für Otmar Meuffels (in German). University of Bamberg Press. ISBN 978-3-86309-483-6.
  2. ^ a b "Jean-Paul-Preis für Petra Morsbach". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Plötzlich ist es Abend". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ Preece, Julian; Finlay, Frank (2007). New German Literature: Life-writing and Dialogue with the Arts. Peter Lang. p. 225. ISBN 978-3-03911-384-2.
  5. ^ Mäander des Kulturtransfers: Polnischer und deutscher Katholizismus im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. 2014. p. 269. ISBN 978-3-8325-3660-2.
  6. ^ "Gottesdiener". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Petra Morsbach: Dichterliebe". Die Zeit (in German). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ Fischer, Thomas (13 November 2017). ""Justizpalast": Palast der Vergeblichkeit". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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