Monika fur
Monika Pelz (* 1944 in Klosterneuburg ) is an Austrian journalist and writer who has received several awards .
After graduating from high school , Monika Pelz worked as a journalist, secretary and translator. She did an apprenticeship as an antiquarian bookseller before studying philosophy and economic and social history. She then became Dr. phil. PhD. Already during her studies she worked as a local reporter and television journalist, today she works as a scientist, journalist and writer in Vienna. In 2000 Monika Pelz received the Austrian Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature for her complete works .
Works (selection)
- Anna in the other country . Jungbrunnen publishing house, Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-7026-5507-7 .
- Thieves of time . Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1984, ISBN 3-407-80651-5 .
- I don't want to save me. The life story of Janusz Korczak . Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1985, ISBN 978-3-407-80666-6 .
- Ready for the island . Jungbrunnen publishing house , Vienna 1987, ISBN 978-3-7026-5601-0 .
- The talker . Jungbrunnen publishing house, Vienna 1995, ISBN 978-3-7026-5678-2 .
- True Stories . Jungbrunnen publishing house, Vienna 1998, ISBN 978-3-7026-5704-8 .
- Lissi in Wunderlang . Jungbrunnen publishing house, Vienna 1999, ISBN 978-3-7026-5714-7 .
- The wide awake dreamer: the life story of Jean-Jacques Rousseau . Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2005, ISBN 978-3-407-80934-6 .
- Simone de Beauvoir . Suhrkamp, Frankfurt 2007, ISBN 978-3-518-18226-0 .
- Winchester Mystery . Jungbrunnen publishing house, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-7026-5813-7 .
- The view of the heart of the world. The life story of Johann Wolfgang Goethe . Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim and Basel 2009, ISBN 978-3-407-81044-1 .
Awards
- Oldenburg Children's and Young People's Book Prize 1979
- Heinrich Wolgast Prize 1990
- Owl of the month 11/1999
- Owl of the month 01/1999
- Austrian State Prize for Children's and Youth Literature 2006, collection for The Poets' Conspiracy
- Austrian State Prize for Children's and Youth Literature 2010, Prize Winner Youth Book for Winchester Mystery
Web links
- Literature by and about Monika Pelz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Monika fur in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Monika Pelz - Author database - Friedrich-Bödecker-Kreis eV Accessed on May 9, 2019 .
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Fur, Monika |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Klosterneuburg |