Anja Baumheier
Anja Baumheier (* 1979 in Dresden ) is a German writer , novelist and teacher .
life and work
Anja Baumheier was born in Dresden and spent her childhood in the GDR . After graduating from high school, she studied Spanish and French in Potsdam and Granada . Today she works as a teacher and lives with her family in Berlin .
Her debut novel Kranichland was published by Rowohlt Verlag in 2018 . It tells the story of the Groen family from the founding of the GDR until the period after the reunification . Kranichland made it onto the Spiegel bestseller list .
Anja Baumheier's second novel Kastanienjahre was published in 2019 . It takes place in the fictional village of Peleroich in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and deals with the life of its residents from 1949 to 2010.
Works
- Crane country . Wunderlich Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8052-0021-9 .
- Chestnut years . Wunderlich Verlag, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-8052-0756-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Anja Baumheier in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rowohlt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumheier, Anja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |