Zsuzsa Bánk

Zsuzsa Bánk ( born October 24, 1965 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German writer.

Life

Zsuzsa Bánk was born as the daughter of Hungarian parents who had fled after the Hungarian uprising in 1956 in the West. She grew up bilingual, was a bookseller and studied journalism, politics and literature in Mainz and Washington, DC

After graduating she worked as a business editor; since 2000 she has been a freelance writer residing in Frankfurt am Main.

Awards

  • 2002: Aspects Literature Prize
  • 2002: Mara Cassens Prize of Literature House Hamburg for The Swimmer
  • 2002 Literature Prize of the Jürgen Ponto Foundation
  • 2003: German Book Prize
  • 2003: Bettina -von- Arnim Award for the story under dogs
  • 2004: Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
  • 2008: 1st Prize International Short Story Competition in 2007 the City of Mannheim

Works

  • The float. Novel. S. Fischer, Frankfurt / Main 2002, TB 2004, ISBN 3-596-15248-8.
  • Hottest summer. Narratives. S. Fischer, Frankfurt / Main 2005, ISBN 3-10-005221-8.
  • The bright days. Novel. S. Fischer, Frankfurt / Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-10-005222-3.
  • Black Forest Sepp. Also, a Christmas story. Hansi cal printing and publishing house / chrismon edition, Frankfurt / Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-86921-102-2
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