| Petra Morsbach | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1956-06-01) 1 June 1956 (age 68) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | German |
| Notable awards | Jean-Paul-Preis Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize |
Petra Morsbach (born 1 June 1956) is a German author.
Life and career
Morsbach was born in Zürich, but grew up in Germany. She studied at Munich University and Leningrad Theater Academy.
Morsbach's first novel, Plötzlich ist es Abend (Suddenly it's Evening), was published in 1995 and follows the life of a Russian woman whose family was prosecuted by Joseph Stalin.
Opernroman, her second novel, was published in 1998 and is based on Morsbach's experience working in theatre for a decade. It is set in the fictional town of Neustadt am Rhein and centers around the local opera company throughout a season.
Her novel Gottesdiener (God's Servant) was published in 2004 and follows the life of an elderly Catholic priest.
She won the Jean-Paul-Preis with her 2013 book, Dichterliebe which is centered around a poet who is going through an existential crisis.
Her novel, Justizpalast (Palace of Justice) was published in 2017 and won the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize. The novel is a biography of a fictional judge called Thirza Zorniger. Morsbach spent 9 years researching the justice system for the book.
Bibliography
- Morsbach, Petra (1997). Plötzlich ist es Abend : Roman (in German). : Goldmann. ISBN 978-3-442-72114-6. OCLC 1200562154.
- —— (2000). Opernroman. : Btb. ISBN 978-3-442-72484-0. OCLC 1330614709.
- —— (2004). Gottesdiener : Roman (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Eichborn. ISBN 3-8218-0893-4. OCLC 54610889.
- —— (2013). Dichterliebe Roman (in German). München. ISBN 978-3-8135-0372-2. OCLC 829410362.
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- —— (2006). Warum Fräulein Laura freundlich war : über die Wahrheit des Erzählens (in German). München: Piper. ISBN 3-492-04837-4. OCLC 71200293.
- —— (2008). Der Cembalospieler : Roman (in German). München: Piper. ISBN 978-3-492-04838-5. OCLC 251302828.
- —— (2017). Justizpalast Roman (in Basque). München: Albrecht Knaus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8135-0373-9. OCLC 984751445.
- —— (2020). Der Elefant im Zimmer über Machtmissbrauch und Widerstand : Essay (in German). München. ISBN 978-3-328-60074-9. OCLC 1196263550.
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Dissertation
- Isaak Babel' auf der sowjetischen Buehne (in German). Bern: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. 1983. ISBN 978-3-87690-258-6. OCLC 1125725247.
References
- Bründl, Jürgen; Klug, Florian (2017). Zentrum und Peripherie: Theologische Perspektiven auf Kirche und Gesellschaft ; Festschrift für Otmar Meuffels (in German). University of Bamberg Press. ISBN 978-3-86309-483-6.
- ^ "Jean-Paul-Preis für Petra Morsbach". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "Plötzlich ist es Abend". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- Preece, Julian; Finlay, Frank (2007). New German Literature: Life-writing and Dialogue with the Arts. Peter Lang. p. 225. ISBN 978-3-03911-384-2.
- Mäander des Kulturtransfers: Polnischer und deutscher Katholizismus im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. 2014. p. 269. ISBN 978-3-8325-3660-2.
- "Gottesdiener". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Petra Morsbach: Dichterliebe". Die Zeit (in German). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- Fischer, Thomas (13 November 2017). ""Justizpalast": Palast der Vergeblichkeit". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.