Deniz Utlu
Deniz Utlu (* 1983 in Hanover ) is a German writer, essayist and columnist.
life and work
Deniz Utlu studied economics with a focus on philosophy in Paris and Berlin . In 2003 Utlu founded the magazine freitext together with Marianna Salzmann , among others , which he also published until 2014. In 2014 his debut novel Die Unhaltenen ( Graf Verlag ) was published . The novel was adapted by Hakan Savaş Mican for the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin , where Utlu also curates series of events. In addition, Utlu was and is active as a columnist and essayist. Among other things, he contributed to that of Fatma Aydemir andHengameh Yaghoobifarah published volume Your Home Is Our Nightmare (2019) at. His second novel Gegen Morgen ( Suhrkamp Verlag ) was published in 2019 and was shortlisted for the “Text & Language” literary prize . In 2019 Utlu was awarded the State Capital of Hanover's Literature Prize. In 2021 Utlu was awarded the Alfred Döblin Prize . "Utlu opens up a geography of remembrance for German literature that extends from Hanover all the way to Turkey, to the Syrian border," said the jury's statement.
Awards
- 2010: Ulrich Beer Award for Young Authors
- 2013: Finalist at the Prenzlauer Berg Literature Prize
- 2019: Literature Prize of the State Capital Hanover
- 2020: Shortlist of the literature prize "Text & Language" ( Towards Tomorrow )
- 2021: Alfred Döblin Prize
Grants
- 2006/2007: Scholarship from the authors' workshop Prosa Prognosen of the Literary Colloquium Berlin
- 2010: Scholarship from the Eisenbach village clerk
- 2011: Working grant from the Senate for Berlin authors
- 2015: Residence grant in the artist village Schöppingen
- 2017/2018: Residence grant from the Goethe Institute in Peru
- 2018: Residence grant at Schloss Solitude
- 2020: Residence grant in the Alfred Döblin House, Wewelsfleth
Web links
- denizutlu.de (complete CV , list of publications, etc.)
- Literature by and about Deniz Utlu in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deniz Utlu. In: Authors. Suhrkamp Insel, accessed on March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Deniz Utlu. Maxim Gorki Theater , accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Deniz Utlu: Picked up from time. In: Der Tagesspiegel . February 3, 2019, accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Agnes Bührig: Hanover: Deniz Utlu receives literature prize. NDR , December 4, 2019, accessed on March 2, 2020 .
- ^ Author Deniz Utlu awarded the Alfred Döblin Prize , RND, May 8, 2021.
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SURNAME | Utlu, Deniz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer, essayist and columnist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |