Andreas Schäfer (writer)
Andreas Schäfer (born May 20, 1969 in Hamburg ) is a German journalist and writer.
After studying German, art and religious studies in Frankfurt am Main, Kassel and Berlin, Schäfer was a permanent employee of the Berliner Zeitung from 1997 to 2003 . Schäfer has been writing for the Tagesspiegel since 2006 and has also published articles in several literary magazines.
In addition to his journalistic activities, Schäfer also appears as a novelist and has received various awards for it. In 2000 he took part in the Berlin Prosa Authors' Workshop and in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in 2009 .
Works
- On the way to Messara. Fest, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-8286-0154-5 .
- We Four. DuMont, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-8321-9574-8 .
- Faces . Roman, DuMont, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-8321-9664-6 .
Awards
- Bremen Literature Prize : Promotion Prize 2003 for On the Way to Messara
- Literature Prize of the Lichtburg Foundation 2003 for On the Way to Messara
- Anna Seghers Prize together with Félix Bruzzone
Web links
- Literature by and about Andreas Schäfer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and information on the work of Andreas Schäfer at Literaturport
- Excerpt from the four of us read in by Schäfer himself
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shepherd, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |