Anna Kaleri
Encyclopedia
Anna Kaleri is a German
writer
in Leipzig. After her diploma
on this noted school for writers, she studied Philosophy
. Currently she lives in Leipzig
and works freelance since 2002. Her prose début „This man exists“ was published in Luchterhand Literaturverlag in 2003. Three years later her novel „Highlife“ was published. She writes fiction
, movie plays and does journalistic works such as art criticism
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
writer
Biography
Anna Kaleri was born 1974 in the Harz Mountains in the former GDR. She studied from 1996 to 2002 in then German Institute for LiteratureGerman Institute for Literature
The German Institute for Literature is a part of Leipzig University. It was founded in 1955 under the name Johannes R. Becher-Institut...
in Leipzig. After her diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
on this noted school for writers, she studied Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. Currently she lives in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
and works freelance since 2002. Her prose début „This man exists“ was published in Luchterhand Literaturverlag in 2003. Three years later her novel „Highlife“ was published. She writes fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
, movie plays and does journalistic works such as art criticism
Criticism
Criticism is the judgement of the merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group by another . To criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but the word is often taken to mean the simple expression of an objection against prejudice, or a disapproval.Another meaning of...
.
Anthologies (selection)
- Was ist Liebe Rowohlt 2000
- Der wilde Osten Fischer 2002
- All die schönen Sünden Rowohlt 2003
- Signum 2004/ 1
- Tierische Liebe Eichborn 2005
- Macondo 2008/ 1
- Signum 2009/ 1
Works
- Es gibt diesen Mann, Luchterhand Verlag 2003
- Hochleben, Mitteldeutscher Verlag 2006
Awards
- 1997 Weddinger Literaturpreis
- 2003 Wiepersdorf - Stipendium der Sächsischen Kulturstiftung
- 2004 Grenzgängerstipendium der Robert-Bosch-Stiftung
- 2004 Hörspielstipendium des Deutschen Literaturfonds
- 2007 Arbeitsstipendium der Sächsischen Kulturstiftung