Angelika Overath Explained

Angelika Overath (born 17 July 1957 in Karlsruhe) is a German author and journalist.[1]

Overath studied German literature, history, Italian Studies, and cultural studies at the University of Tübingen and wrote a PhD-thesis in 1986 about the colour blue in modern literature.

She regularly works as Writer in Residence for the German Section in the School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University,[2] and at Queen Mary's College, London. She also teaches creative writing for the Swiss Hyperwerk and has founded the Schreibschule Sent which offers seminars in creative writing both in German and Rumantsch.

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  1. Web site: German News | Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. 2022-08-24. www.mmll.cam.ac.uk.
  2. German Writer in Residence Dr. Angelika Overath at Newcastle University. pdf-file, 0.2 MB, retrieved on November 20, 2010.
  3. Web site: Bachmann Prize 2006 | Bachmannpreis.eu. 2022-08-24. archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at.
  4. Web site: SLLF – School of Languages, Linguistics and Film – School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. 2022-08-24. www.qmul.ac.uk.
  5. http://www.frankfurt-book-fair.com/en/fbf/news-media/newsletter/issue_september/01513/ German Book Prize 2009