Renate Ahrens
Renate Ahrens (born June 6, 1955 in Herford ) is a German writer .
Life
Renate Ahrens was born in Herford in 1955, studied English and Romance languages and worked as a teacher for a few years before starting to work as a freelance writer in 1986. She writes novels, children's books and plays. After living in France, South Africa, Italy and Ireland, she now lives with her husband in Hamburg . Renate Ahrens is a member of the PEN Center for German-Speaking Authors Abroad .
Works (selection)
Novels
- The winter garden. RM Book and Media, Gütersloh 2001
- Time of truth. Kabel Verlag, Munich 2003
- Strange sisters. Knaur Verlag, Munich 2011
- Distant daughter. Knaur Verlag, Munich 2012
- Since that moment. Droemer Verlag, Munich 2013
- The rescued child. Droemer Verlag, Munich 2016
- Everything that followed. Droemer Verlag, Munich 2017
- The other heaven. Knaur Verlag, Munich 2019
Children's books
- Cat ladder No. 3. Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 1998 (Engl. No. 3 Cats' Ladder . Graphiti Verlag, Berlin 2015)
- The cave on the beach. Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 1999
- The world is upside down. Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 2000 ( Over the Wall . Little Island Books, Dublin 2010)
- Leo doesn't give up. Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart, 2001
- Daniel and the search for happiness. Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 2003
- Hello Claire - I miss you. Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2005
- Hey you - don't run away! Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2006
- Marie - help me! Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2007
- Hello Marie - are you okay? Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2007
- Save the cheetahs! Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2008
- Poisoned muffins. Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2008
- In the cat's claws. Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2009
- SOS in Dublin! Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2009
- Give us the money, or else! Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2010
- Don't tell anybody! Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2010
- My crazy family. Help, Conor is coming! Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2013
Plays
- Mothers Lot . Verlag Felix Bloch Erben , Berlin 2001 ( When the Wall Came Down )
- The estate . Publishing house Felix Bloch Erben , Berlin 2002
- Sirocco . Publisher Felix Bloch Erben , Berlin 2008
Contributions to anthologies
- All three , short story, in: Nachgtrages - 75 Years of the PEN Center for German-Speaking Authors Abroad , ed. by Gabrielle Alioth and Hans-Christian Oeser . Synchron Verlag, Heidelberg 2009
- Open questions , short story, in: Ziegel - Hamburger Jahrbuch für Literatur 2010/11 , Vol. 12, ed. by Jürgen Abel and Wolfgang Schömel. Publishing house Dölling & Galitz, Hamburg 2010
- Two years three months a day , short story, in: TRANS-LIT2 , ed. by Irmgard Hunt and Jolyon T. Hughes. Vol XVI / No. 2, fall 2010
- Stefan Zweig - On the threshold , short story, in: At the intersection of times. Authors Write About Authors , ed. by Gabrielle Alioth and Hans-Christian Oeser . Synchron Verlag, Heidelberg 2012
- Eighteen in three months , short story, in: TRANS-LIT2 , ed. by Irmgard Hunt and Jolyon T. Hughes. Vol XIX / No. 2, fall 2013
- Ernst Toller - A Disturbance , Short Story, in: To go and yet stay . Authors Write About Authors , ed. by Gabrielle Alioth and Martin Dreyfus . Synchron Verlag, Heidelberg 2014
- And further past the small pond , short story, in: TRANS-LIT2 , ed. by Irmgard Hunt and Jolyon T. Hughes. Vol XXI / No. 2, fall 2015
- Thirst , short story, in: Everything is changing. Echoes of Ovid , ed. by Gabrielle Alioth and Hans-Christian Oeser, P & L Edition, Munich 2016
- Der Fleck , short story, in: TRANS-LIT2 , ed. by Peter Blickle and Jolyon T. Hughes. Vol XXV / No. 1, spring 2019
translation
- Meredith Hooper: Watzel Stinker's diary. (The Journal of Watkin Stench), Arena Verlag , Würzburg 1991, ISBN 3-401-04350-1 .
Honourings and prices
- 1989: Culture Prize of the Herford district (poetry)
- 1994: Christophorus-Autor-Team-Preis (together with John Delbridge ) for children in traffic (broadcast in the series Sesame Street )
- 1999: Golden Telix for the Tobi series and the Stadtparkkids
- 2000: Sponsorship award from Club Bertelsmann for the novel Der Wintergarten
- 2001: The children's novel Afspraak op de kattentrap (Cat Leader No. 3) was awarded first prize in the category of books for ten to twelve year olds by the Limbourg Children's Jury (Belgium).
- 2013: Geertje Potash Suhr Prize for the short story in three months eighteen (awarded by the Society for Contemporary American Literature in German - SCLAG)
- 2017: The novel Everything that followed is named NDR Book of the Month June 2017.
literature
- Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2010/2011 . Volume 1: A – O, Verlag Walter de Gruyter , Leipzig / Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-11-023029-1 , pp. 9-10.
Web links
- Literature by and about Renate Ahrens in the catalog of the German National Library .
- Entry of the PEN center for German-speaking authors abroad
- Website of Renate Ahrens.
- Renate Ahrens as a guest (from minute 0: 30-29: 10) on Marith Vinzenz's literary program Writers today and yesterday
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ahrens, Renate |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ahrens, Renate (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer, English scholar and translator |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |