Judith Schalansky

Judith Schalansky at the Erlanger Poetenfest 2011

Judith Schalansky (born September 20, 1980 in Greifswald ) is a German writer , book designer and editor .

life and work

Judith Schalansky studied art history at the FU Berlin and communication design at the FH Potsdam . After completing her studies in 2007, she taught typographical basics at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences until 2009 .

Schalansky began her journalistic activities in 2006 with the typographic compendium Fraktur mon Amour, before two years later she failed to make her literary debut Blau ist dir . Schalansky designed several of her books, which regularly win her design awards, herself. Both her atlas of the remote islands and her educational novel, The Giraffe's Neck , published two years later, were awarded first prize by the Book Art Foundation . Schalansky's books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

Since spring 2013 she has published the book series Naturkunden at Matthes & Seitz Berlin .

Schalansky is a member of the PEN Center Germany . In 2019 she was elected to the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz and accepted into the German Academy for Language and Poetry .

Private

Judith Schalansky lives with her partner Bettina Hoppe in Berlin .

Works

Books

• Fraktur mon Amour. Hermann Schmidt , Mainz 2006, ISBN 978-3-87439-696-7 .
  • second, revised and expanded edition: Hermann Schmidt, Mainz 2008, ISBN 978-3-87439-748-3 .
• Blue doesn't suit you. Sailor novel. Mare, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-86648-078-0 .
• Atlas of the remote islands . Fifty islands that I've never been and never will be. Mare, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-86648-117-6 .
• Pocket atlas of remote islands . Fifty islands that I've never been and never will be. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-59619-012-6 .
• The giraffe's neck . Bildungsroman. Suhrkamp, ​​Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-518-42177-2 .
• List of some losses . Suhrkamp, ​​Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-518-42824-5

Audio books

• The giraffe's neck . Read by Dagmar Manzel , Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86231-129-3 (reading, 4 CDs, 297 min.).
• Atlas of the remote islands. A musical audio piece. Directed by Thom Luz . Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2016. (1 CD, 53 min.).
• List of some losses . Read by Bettina Hoppe and Wolfram Koch , Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2018, ISBN 978-3-7424-0722-1 (reading, 6 CDs, 7 h 38 min.).

Theater adaptations

The giraffe's neck

• Schauspiel Frankfurt, world premiere on December 8, 2012, director: Florian Fiedler .
• Maxim-Gorki-Theater Berlin, 2013, director: Armin Petras .
• Schauspiel Hannover, 2013, directed by Helen Danner.
• Theater am Alten Markt, Bielefeld, 2013, director: Ronny Jakubaschk.
• Young Theater Göttingen, 2014, directed by Götz Lautenbach.
• Theater Münster, 2014, director: Oliver D. Endress.
• Schauspielhaus Graz, 2014, director: Judith Wille.
• Nationaltheater Weimar, 2016, director: Hasko Weber .
• Deutsches Theater, 2019, director: Philipp Arnold.

Atlas of the remote islands

• Staatstheater Hannover, world premiere on September 21, 2014, director: Thom Luz .

Editing of "natural customers"

• № 1: Cord Riechelmann : Crows. Matthes & Seitz Berlin , Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-048-4 .
• № 2: John Muir : The Mountains of California. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-050-7 .
• № 3: Jürgen Goldstein : The discovery of nature. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-992-0 .
• № 4: Korbinian Aigner : apples and pears. The complete work. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-051-4 .
• № 5: Jutta Person : Donkey. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-078-1 .
• № 6: Sylvain Tesson : A short report on the immensity of the world. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-079-8 .
• № 7: Hugh Raffles : Insectomy. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-080-4 .
• № 8: Zdeněk Burian : The Lost Worlds of Zdeněk Burian. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-081-1 .
• № 9: Holger Teschke : Herring. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-88221-392-8 .
• № 10: John Alec Baker : The Peregrine Falcon. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-88221-393-5 .
• № 11: Isabel Kranz : Talking Flowers: An ABC of Plant Language. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-88221-935-7 .
• № 12: Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge : The educational instinct of matter. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-88221-936-4 .
• № 13: Desmond Morris : Owls. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-95757-088-8 .
• № 14: Judith Zander : Cactaceae. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-95757-029-1 .
• № 15: Caspar Henderson : True Monsters An incredible bestarium. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-95757-030-7 .
• № 16: Jean-Henri Fabre : Mushrooms. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-031-4 .
• № 17: Thomas Macho : Pigs. A portrait. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-099-4 .
• № 18: Robert Macfarlane : Map of the Wilderness. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-101-4 .
• № 19: Roger Clarke : Natural History of Ghosts. A hearing of evidence. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-102-1 .
• № 20: Florian Werner : Snails. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-164-9 .
• № 21: Roger Deakin : A swimmer's log. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-166-3 .
• № 22: Zora del Buono : The life of the mighty. Travel to ancient trees. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-165-6 .
• № 23: Andrea Grill : Butterflies. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95757-249-3 .
• № 24: Rudolf Borchardt : The passionate gardener. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95757-284-4 .
• № 25: Robert Macfarlane : Old ways. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95757-243-1 .
• № 26: Thor Hanson : feathers. A miracle of nature. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95757-232-5 .
• № 27: Petra Ahne : Wolves. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95757-333-9 .
• № 28: Annie Dillard : Pilgrims at Tinker Creek. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-165-6 .
• № 29: Edward Abbey : The loneliness of the desert. A time in the wild. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95757-355-1 .
• № 30: Bernd Heinrich : The home instinct. The secret of animal migration. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-332-2 .
• № 31: Eckhard Fuhr : Sheep. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-399-5 .
• № 32: Ludwig Fischer : nettles. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-407-7 .
• № 33: Peter Krauss : Does the bird sing, call or hit? Concise dictionary of bird sounds Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-393-3 .
• № 34: Wilhelm Lehmann : Bucolic Diary. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-385-8 .
• № 35: Johann Brandstetter , Josef H. Reichholf : Symbioses. The amazing togetherness in nature. Matthes & Seitz Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-95757-366-7 .
• № 36: Lothar Frenz : Rhinos . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-473-2 .
• № 37: Nan Shepherd : The Living Mountain . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-419-0 .
• № 38: Richard Mabey : The healing power of nature . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-463-3 .
• № 39: Josef H. Reichholf : Pets. Our close and yet so strange companions . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-462-6 .
• № 40: Beatrix Langner : Toads . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-546-3 .
• № 41: Susanne Stephan : Carnations . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-551-7 .
• № 42: Rudolf Borchardt : The German in the landscape . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-529-6 .
• № 43: Roger Deakin : Wild Forests . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-564-7 .
• № 44: Eva Meijer : The languages ​​of animals . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-536-4 .
• № 45: Peter Geimer : Flying . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-617-0 .
• № 46: Wilhelm Bode : Deer . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-672-9 .
• № 47: TH White : The hawk . Translated by Ulrike Kretschmer. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-642-2 .
• № 48: Bernd Heinrich: Life without End . Translated by Hainer Kober . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-618-7 .
• № 49: Robert Macfarlane , Jackie Morris : The Lost Words . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-622-4 .
• № 50: Jutta Person : corals . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-697-2 .
• № 51: Miek Zwamborn : Algae . Translated by Bettina Bach. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-696-5 .
• № 52: Alma de l'Aigle : A garden . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-698-9 .
• № 53: Petra Ahne : Huts . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-710-8 .
• № 54: Richard Mabey : The Variety Show of Plants . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-695-8 .
• № 55: Joachim Sartorius : Lizards . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-791-7 .
• № 56: Bernhard Kegel : Beetles . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-792-4 .
• № 57: William Henry Hudson : Idle days in Patagonia . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-793-1 .
• № 58: Aldo Leopold : A year in Sand County . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-628-6 .
• № 59: Susanne Wedlich : The Book of Slime . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-95757-774-0 .

Awards

• 2007: Silver medal from the Art Directors Club Germany for Fraktur mon Amour
• 2007: Award for Typographic Excellence from the Type Directors Club , for Fraktur mon Amour
• 2009: Scholarship holder of the Villa Aurora in Los Angeles
• 2009: 1st Prize from the Book Art Foundation : “Most beautiful German book of the year” for Atlas of the Remote Islands
• 2010: Silver Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Communication Design category
• 2010: Residence grant at the Künstlerhaus Lukas , Ahrenshoop
• 2011: The asteroid (95247) Schalansky was named after her on June 15, 2011.
• 2011: Essay Prize , for Atlas of Remote Islands
• 2012: Sponsorship award of the Friedrich-Hölderlin-Prize of the city of Bad Homburg
• 2012: Spycher: Leuk Literature Prize together with John Burnside
• 2012: Comburg literature scholarship, Schwäbisch Hall
• 2012: 1st Prize from the Book Art Foundation : “Most beautiful German book of the year” for The Giraffe's Neck
• 2013: Promotion Prize for the Lessing Prize of the Free State of Saxony
• 2013: Märkisches scholarship for literature
• 2014: Mainz city clerk
• 2014: Prize of the Literature Houses
• 2015: Droste Prize
• 2016/17: ›Poetics lectureship: young authors‹ at the RheinMain University and the state capital Wiesbaden
• 2018: Irmtraud Morgner Literature Prize , awarded for the first time by a women's shelter in Chemnitz
• 2018: Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize for listing some losses
• 2019: Sarah Samuel Prize for short prose awarded for the first time in Salzburg
• 2019: Tuebingen Poetics Lecturer

Web links

• Literature by and about Judith Schalansky in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature about Judith Schalansky in the state bibliography MV
• Short biography and reviews of works by Judith Schalansky at perlentaucher.de
• Judith Schalansky at Suhrkamp Verlag
• Short biography and information on the work of Judith Schalansky at Literaturport
• Judith Schalansky's book series "Naturkunden" at Matthes & Seitz Berlin
• Judith Schalansky on her "Atlas of the Remote Islands". Interview by Roger Willemsen , Zeit Magazin No. 42, October 8, 2009 (accessed October 20, 2012.)
• Audio recordings of the reading and discussion: Judith Schalansky reads from “The Giraffe's Neck” and “Blue Doesn't Suit You” on Lesungen.net
• WDR 3 (West German Broadcasting) mosaic. Conversation on Saturday, December 22, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Naturkunde Presentation and review of the book series by Dirk Hohnsträter, accessed on November 1, 2013.
2. ^ Scandal about the speech by Sibylle Lewitscharoff Ungeuerliche Hetze Guest article by Judith Schalansky in the Süddeutsche Zeitung on March 8, 2014
3. ^ Mainz: town clerk Schalansky shocked by Lewitscharoff's statement by Alexandra Eisen; in Allgemeine Zeitung of March 9, 2014
4. ↑ Footnotes on the mainland in FAZ from February 20, 2017, page 10
5. ↑ Fraktur mon Amour - To the book. Hermann Schmidt Verlag, accessed on August 27, 2011 . 
6. ^ Villa Aurora: Our scholarship holders. Villa Aurora, accessed January 22, 2020 . 
7. ↑ The most beautiful German book. (No longer available online.) Mare Verlag, archived from the original on January 22, 2015 ; Retrieved August 27, 2011 . 
8. ^ Künstlerhaus Lukas: Scholarship holders 2010. (No longer available online.) Künstlerhaus Lukas, archived from the original on November 4, 2014 ; Retrieved August 27, 2011 . 
9. ↑ NASA: JPL Small-Body Database Browser; 95247 Schalansky (2002 CH52) Explanation of the asteroid name. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
10. ↑ website Essay Prize: Past Winners ( Memento of 22 August 2015, Internet Archive ) Retrieved on May 8, 2014.
11. ↑ Press release according to book report from May 21, 2012
12. ↑ schwaebischhall.de: Judith Schalansky is a Comburg scholarship holder 2012
13. ↑ Judith Schalansky from Berlin is a MKK scholarship holder on come-on.de; from November 2, 2012
14. ↑ New Mainz city clerk elected: Judith Schalansky is the 30th recipient of the literature prize from ZDF, 3sat and the city of Mainz
15. ↑ Dominic Schreiner: Judith Schalansky, the ideal city clerk in Mainz. ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Rhein-Zeitung from February 20, 2014
16. ↑ literaturhaus.net News: Prize of the Literature Houses 2014. Judith Schalansky receives this year's Prize of the Literature Houses , accessed on February 19, 2014.
17. ↑ 18. POETRY OFFICE: YOUNG AUTHORS - JUDITH SCHALANSKY In: hs-rm.de , accessed on December 9, 2017.
18. ↑ Judith Schalansky was the first recipient of the prize , boersenblatt.net, published and accessed on August 16, 2018.
19. ↑ Judith Schalansky receives the Sarah Samuel Prize for Short Prose 2019 In: literaturhaus-graz.at , April 15, 2019, accessed on September 17, 2019.