Milena Michiko Flašar
Milena Michiko Flašar (* 1980 in St. Pölten ) is a bicultural Japanese - Austrian writer .
Life
Milena Michiko Flašar studied comparative literature , German and Romance languages in Vienna and Berlin . She is the daughter of a Japanese mother and an Austrian father and lives as a writer in Vienna. She also teaches German as a foreign language in Vienna.
In June 2012 she had a scholarship and an apartment at the Literary Colloquium Berlin .
In November 2012 she received the Austrian Alpha Literature Prize for her book I called him a tie . The text was premiered in May 2013 at the Maxim-Gorki-Theater in Berlin in a stage adaptation and production by Jana Milena Polasek . In 2014 the NDR produced a radio play adaptation. In April 2015 the novel was awarded the Euregio Student Literature Prize. This prize introduces German, Dutch and Belgian schoolchildren between the ages of 15 and 20 to the contemporary literature of their country and that of neighboring countries and encourages foreign language exchange.
Flašar is married and has one son.
Awards
- 2012: Alpha Literature Prize for I called him a tie
- 2015: Euregio student literature prize for I called him a tie
- 2018: Lower Austrian Culture Prize - Recognition Prize in the Literature category
- 2020–2023: Robert Musil scholarship from the Federal Ministry for Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport
Works
- I am. Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten, Salzburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7017-1504-6 .
- Okaasan. My unknown mother. Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten, Salzburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-1533-6
- I called him a tie. Klaus Wagenbach Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-8031-3241-3 .
- Mr. Katō plays family. Klaus Wagenbach Verlag, Berlin 2018,
- She has also contributed to many anthologies
Web links
- Literature by and about Milena Michiko Flašar in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Milena Michiko Flašar at perlentaucher.de
- Milena Michiko Flašar at the Klaus Wagenbach publishing house
- Website by Milena Michiko Flašar
- Interview by Gottfried Kaindlstorfer BVÖ reading lounge
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.milenaflasar.com/biographie/biographie/
- ^ Authors and translators in the house 2012 - Young German-speaking authors
- ↑ Alpha Literature Prize goes to Milena Michiko Flasar , Der Standard from November 9, 2012, accessed November 12, 2012
- ↑ Magdalena Sporkmann: From two who set out to learn to be human , review of the stage version, accessed June 22, 2018
- ↑ http://www.milenaflasar.com/biographie/biographie/
- ↑ orf.at: cultural prizes awarded by the state . Article dated November 10, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018.
- ↑ Culture Prize Winners of the State of Lower Austria 2018 . Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ State Secretary Mayer: Long-term scholarships for literature. July 2, 2020, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ I called him a tie: "Window without a view" , review in the FAZ on February 10, 2012, accessed June 22, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flašar, Milena Michiko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Polten |