Christian Duda

Christian Duda (2019)

Christian Duda , actually Christian Ahmed Gad Elkarim (* 1962 in Graz as Ahmet Ibrahim el Said Gad Elkarim ), is a German author and director for children and young people born in Austria .

Life

Christian Duda was born in Graz in 1962 and grew up in Styria . He studied philosophy, literature and art history in Stuttgart . Since the 1980s Duda (as Christian Ahmet Gad Elkarim) worked as an assistant director and director at theaters in Stuttgart , Munich , Berlin , Nuremberg a . a. active.

He lives in Berlin.

Works

Shredded scrub: a story . With illustrations by Julia Friese . Zurich: Bajazzo-Verlag , 2010, ISBN 978-3-905871-16-6 . New edition: Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg , 2013. ISBN 978-3-407-79538-0 .
All of his ducklings: one story . With illustrations by Julia Friese. Zurich: Bajazzo-Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-907588-85-7 . New edition: Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg , 2013, ISBN 978-3-407-79537-3 .
Being a pig: a pig farce . With illustrations by Julia Friese. Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg , 2014. ISBN 978-3-407-79567-0 .
Elke: a slim book about the effects of cakes . With illustrations by Julia Friese. Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg , 2015. ISBN 978-3-407-82082-2 .
Candy . Ill. By Julia Friese. Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg, 2016. ISBN 978-3-407-82113-3 .
Do n't do anything . Ill. By Julia Friese. Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg, 2017. ISBN 978-3-407-82213-0 .

Christian Duda's books often reflect topics of being alone, foreignness and exclusion in society and unusual friendships: “The mostly child-like perspective makes it possible to reflect controversial topics such as alcoholism, illiteracy, poverty or obesity, but to leave them as they are . "

He also wrote a number of scripts and plays.

Awards

For Elke :

The best 7 books for young readers ( Deutschlandfunk ), September 2015
The toad of the month from STUBE Austria, September 2015

For none of the above :

The best 7 books for young readers (Deutschlandfunk), May 2017
Editor of the month ( Die Furche ), August 2017
On the longlist “The Most Beautiful German Books 2017” of the Book Art Foundation
Recommendation list " White Ravens 2017" of the International Youth Library Munich in Blutenburg

For candy :

“White Raven” from the International Youth Library Munich, 2016
The best 7 books for young readers (Deutschlandfunk), May 2016
Shortlist “The Most Beautiful German Books 2016” by the Book Art Foundation

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ The author Christian Duda in an interview with students from Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium at lit.kid.cologne 2017. In: LESEPUNKTE | Schoolchildren write for schoolchildren. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
↑ Veronika Wandl: Toad Archive: Toad in September 2015. In: STUBE Study and Advice Center for Children's and Young People's Literature. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
^ Christian Duda. Beltz Publishing Group, accessed June 29, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Duda, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Elkarim, Christian Ahmed Gad (real name); Elkarim, Ahmet Ibrahim el Said Gad (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German author and director for children and young people
DATE OF BIRTH	1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Graz

[1] The author Christian Duda in an interview with students from Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium at lit.kid.cologne 2017. In: LESEPUNKTE | Schoolchildren write for schoolchildren. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .

[2] Veronika Wandl: Toad Archive: Toad in September 2015. In: STUBE Study and Advice Center for Children's and Young People's Literature. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .

[3] Christian Duda. Beltz Publishing Group, accessed June 29, 2018 .