Björn Kern
Björn Kern (born April 22, 1978 in Lörrach ) is a German writer .
Life
Björn Kern was born in Lörrach ( South Baden ) in 1978 , grew up in Schopfheim and attended the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium there . After working in a home for the mentally ill and old in southern France , he studied in Tübingen , Passau and Aix-en-Provence as well as at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig . In 2007 he was invited to the competition for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in Klagenfurt .
In his novels he primarily deals with his experiences as a community service provider, for example in Die Erlöser AG , which was filmed for ZDF in 2012 . Since 2016 he has been focusing on the topics of minimalism , nature writing and post-growth in an essay-narrative form .
He lives in Berlin and in the Oderbruch .
Works
- 2001: tipping point . Roman, dtv , Munich, ISBN 3-423-62062-5
- 2005: Once more Marseille . Roman, Verlag CH Beck , Munich, ISBN 3-406-53551-8
- 2007: The Erlöser AG . Roman, Verlag CH Beck, Munich, ISBN 978-3-406-56374-4
- 2010: My father's erotic talent . Roman, Verlag CH Beck, Munich, ISBN 978-3-406-59837-1
- 2016: The best we can do is nothing . "Memoir and Manifest", S. Fischer Verlag , ISBN 978-3-596-03531-1
- 2019: outdoors. Adventure at the door. S. Fischer Verlag, ISBN 978-3-596-70201-5
Other publications
- 2006: ice fishing . Story, in BELLA triste No. 15
- 2010: end of season . SuKuLTuR , Berlin, “ Beautiful Reading ” No. 99, ISBN 978-3-941592-18-6
- Stories in Edit , Waspennest , Allmende , Am Erker , Süddeutsche Zeitung , Junge Welt u. a.
Awards
- 2011 Alfred Döblin scholarship
- 2010 Casa Baldi scholarship from the German Academy Rome Villa Massimo
- 2009 Prize of the International Lake Constance Conference
- 2008 London grant from the German Literature Fund
- 2008 Heinrich Heine grant
- 2007 Brothers Grimm Prize from the city of Hanau
- 2006 SWR best list
- 2006 Berlin Senate Scholarship
- 2006 artist village Schöppingen
- 2005 Funding from the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation
- 2004 Funding by the German Literature Fund
- 2002 Hans im Glück Prize
Film adaptations
- Erlöser AG was filmed in 2012 with Anna Loos and Herbert Knaup under the title Come, beautiful death for ZDF . Director: Friedemann Fromm
theatre
- Once again Marseille was adapted for the theater by Alexander Ritter in 2013 and premiered at the Rottstraße 5 Theater in Bochum
Web links
- Literature by and about Björn Kern in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and information on Björn Kern's work at Literaturport
- Official website of Björn Kern
- Interview in Bookmarks (BR) (video, approx. 7 min.) ( Memento from April 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Kern for dedication in his novel "My father's erotic talent"
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kern, Bjorn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Schopfheim, South Baden |