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Matthias Nawrat

b. 1979

German writer

Writer Novelist Science journalist

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About Matthias Nawrat

Born 1979. Matthias Nawrat is a German writer, novelist, science journalist and biologist.

Matthias Nawrat (born 1979 in Opole) is a German writer.

Life Matthias Nawrat was born in Opole in Poland. He moved with his family in 1989 to Bamberg. From 2000 to 2007, he studied Biology at Heidelberg and Freiburg im Breisgau. Beginning in 2009 he studied at the Swiss Literature Institute in Biel/Bienne. His debut novel, Wir zwei allein was published in 2012 by Nagel & Kimche. He lives in Berlin.

Works

Novels Wir zwei allein. Nagel & Kimche, Zürich 2012. . Unternehmer. Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg 2014. . Die vielen Tode unseres Opas Jurek. Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek 2015. .

Awards MDR-Literaturpreis 2011 Silberschweinpreis der 2012 Aufenthaltsstipendium am Literarischen Colloquium Berlin (LCB) 2012 Literaturpreis des Kantons Bern 2012 Kelag-Preis beim Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis 2012 Heinrich-Heine-Stipendium Lüneburg 2013 Förderpreis des Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis 2013 2014 Longlist beim Deutschen Buchpreis mit Unternehmer

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Important facts

Born

1979, Opole

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Writer, novelist, science journalist, biologist

Nationality

Germany

Education

Bern Academy of the Arts

Awards

Adelbert von Chamisso Prize (award of sponsorship); Förderpreis zum Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen; Kelag Award

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Matthias Nawrat's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthias Nawrat?

German writer

When was Matthias Nawrat born?

Matthias Nawrat was born in 1979 in Opole.

What is Matthias Nawrat's occupation?

Matthias Nawrat is a writer, novelist, science journalist and biologist.

What nationality is Matthias Nawrat?

Matthias Nawrat is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Matthias Nawrat

· Wikidata: Q1239116

· DBpedia: Matthias Nawrat

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