Heinz Helle

Heinz Helle (2013)

Heinz Helle (born October 15, 1978 in Munich ) is a German writer .

Life

Helle studied philosophy in Munich and New York . From 2009 to 2012 he studied at the Swiss Literature Institute in Biel . He worked as a copywriter for various advertising agencies. In 2013 he took part in the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize at the invitation of Daniela Strigl and received the Ernst Willner Prize with fourth place . His debut novel The Soothing Sound of Exploding Kerosene was received positively by the critics. His second novel Actually we should dance was on the longlist of the German Book Prize 2015. His books have been translated into English, Russian, Turkish and Chinese. In 2016 he did his doctorate at the University of Philosophy in Munich with a thesis on consciousness.

Helle is married to the Swiss writer Julia Weber and lives with her and their child in Zurich .

Works

The calming sound of exploding kerosene , Roman, Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-518-42398-1 .
- Audiobook read by Franz Dinda , Audiobook Hamburg, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-89903-894-1 .
Actually we should dance , Roman, Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-518-42493-3 .
Overcoming gravity , Roman, Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-518-42823-8 .

Awards

2011: Walter Kempowski Literature Prize

2012: Klagenfurt literature course

2012: Work grant from the city of Biel / Bienne

2012: Work grant from the Canton of Bern

2013: Ernst Willner Prize at the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition

2014: Literature Prize of the Canton of Bern

2014: Shortlist Swiss Book Prize

2015: Work grant from the Swiss cultural foundation Pro Helvetia

2015: Longlist German Book Prize

2017: Scholarship from the German Literature Fund

2018: Shortlist Swiss Book Prize with Overcoming Gravity

2019: Literature Prize of the City of Bremen (sponsorship prize) for overcoming gravity

Web links

Commons : Heinz Helle - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Short biography and information on the work of Heinz Helle at Literaturport

Individual evidence

↑ Days of German-Language Literature 2013: Heinz Helle (D), Biel / Bienne , accessed on July 7, 2013
↑ René Hamann : No frills emotional processes , TAZ , May 31, 2014, p. 26
↑ SZ of February 19, 2014 ( Christopher Schmidt ); FAZ of March 8, 2014 (Juan S. Guse)

personal data
SURNAME	Helle, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German writer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich

[Bachmann2013-1] Days of German-Language Literature 2013: Heinz Helle (D), Biel / Bienne , accessed on July 7, 2013

[2] René Hamann : No frills emotional processes , TAZ , May 31, 2014, p. 26

[3] SZ of February 19, 2014 ( Christopher Schmidt ); FAZ of March 8, 2014 (Juan S. Guse)