Judith Schalansky
German writer, book designer and publisher (born 1980)
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Judith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher.[1]
Judith Schalansky | |
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| Born | 20 September 1980 |
| Occupations | writer, book designer, publisher |
Work
Her book Atlas of Remote Islands won first prize in the Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" competition (German: Die schönsten deutschen Bücher) in 2009.[2] In 2012, she won the same prize for The Giraffe’s Neck.[3] Schalansky has degrees in both art history and communication design.[4] Since 2013, she has been the general editor of the Naturkunden series, published by Matthes & Seitz.[5]
Personal life
Schalansky was born in Greifswald.[6] She lives in Berlin with her partner, actress Bettina Hoppe.[7]
The asteroid 95247 Schalansky was named after her in 2011.[4]
Bibliography
- Schalansky, Judith (2008). Fraktur mon Amour (in German). Mainz. ISBN 978-3-87439-748-3. OCLC 263451085.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - —— (2008). Blau steht dir nicht : Matrosenroman [Blue Doesn't Suit You] (in German). Hamburg: Marebuchverlag. ISBN 978-3-86648-078-0. OCLC 231681041.
- —— (2010). Atlas der abgelegenen Inseln fünfzig Inseln, auf denen ich nie war und niemals sein werde (in German). Frankfurt, M: Buchbinderei Schaumann. ISBN 978-3-7632-6315-8. OCLC 612336879.
- —— (2011). Der Hals der Giraffe Bildungsroman (in German). Berlin. ISBN 978-3-518-42177-2. OCLC 740919918.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ——; Suhrkamp Verlag (2018). Verzeichnis einiger Verluste (in German). Berlin. ISBN 978-3-518-42824-5. OCLC 1031774618.
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English translations
- Schalansky, Judith (2008). Fraktur mon amour (in German). New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 978-1-56898-801-6. OCLC 227018408.
- ——; Lo, Christine (2010). Atlas of Remote Islands : fifty islands I have never set foot on and never will. New York. ISBN 978-0-14-311820-6. OCLC 515457193.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ——; Whiteside, Shaun (2014). The giraffe's neck : a novel. New York. ISBN 978-1-62040-338-9. OCLC 849210969.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[8] - ——; Smith, Jackie (2020). An Inventory of Losses. New York. ISBN 978-0-8112-2963-0. OCLC 1122913021.
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Awards and honors
- 2007: Silbermedaille des Art Directors Club Deutschland for Fraktur mon Amour[10]
- 2007: Type Directors Club's Award for Typographic Excellence for Fraktur mon Amour[11]
- 2009: First Prize, Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" for Atlas der abgelegenen Inseln[12]
- 2012: First Prize, Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" for Der Hals der Giraffe[6][12]
- 2014: Preis der Literaturhäuser[6]
- 2014: Mainzer Stadtschreiberin[13]
- 2015: Droste Prize[14]
- 2018: Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize for Verzeichnis einiger Verluste[15]
- 2020: Christine Lavant Preis[16]
- 2020: Nicolas Born Prize[17]
- 2021: Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
- 2021: Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig[18]
- 2022: Carl-Amery-Literaturpreis[19]
- 2024: Royal Society of Literature International Writer[20]
- 2025: Lessing Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg[21]
