Anja Kampmann Explained

Anja Kampmann (born 1983) is a German poet and author.

Biography

Kampmann was born in 1983 in Hamburg. She studied at the University of Hamburg and at the German Institute for Literature (German: Deutsches Literaturinstitut) in Leipzig. She also attended the renowned International Writing Program at the University of Iowa with a scholarship, then start of a dissertation on Samuel Beckett's later prose (musicality & silence) as well as work for the radio. Since 2011, she has been working for Deutschlandfunk and NZZ, among others.

Her poetry has been published in numerous German publications.^[1] Her debut collection Proben von Stein und Licht appeared in 2016 in Edition Lyrik. Her first novel Wie hoch die Wasser steigen (High As The Waters Rise, translated by Anne Posten) has received widespread acclaim, and has won many prizes among them the ^{[2] [3]} and the Lessing Prize (Förderpreis).^[4] It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2020. In 2021 she published her second collection of poetry Der Hund ist immer hungrig (the dog is always hungry) which was widely acclaimed.^[5]

She lives in Leipzig.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Works

• 2016: Book: Kampmann, Anja . none . Proben von Stein und Licht Gedichte . . München . 2016 . 978-3-446-25053-6 . 932024014 . de. ^[9]
• 2018: Book: Kampmann, Anja . none . Wie hoch die Wasser steigen Roman . Carl Hanser Verlag . München . 2018 . 978-3-446-25815-0 . 1008600336 . de. ^[10]
• 2019: Book: Kampmann, Anja . none . High as the waters rise : a novel . Catapult . New York . 2019 . 978-1-948226-52-3 . 1139202885 . English translation by Anne Posten.^[11]
• 2021: Book: Kampmann, Anja . none . Der Hund ist immer hungrig Gedichte . Hanser, Carl . München . 2021 . 978-3-446-26753-4 . 1200204887 . de.

Awards

• 2010: Scholarship “International Writing Program” University of Iowa^[12]
• 2013: 1st Prize MDR Literature Prize^[13]
• 2014: Feldkircher Poetry Prize (2nd prize)
• 2015: Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize
• 2017: Artist in Residence at in Winterthur
• 2017: Finalist Alfred Döblin Prize^[14]
• 2018: Nomination for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Fiction) with High as the waters rise
• 2018: Nomination for the German Book Prize (longlist) with High as the waters rise
• 2018: Finalist in the Aspekte-Literaturpreis with High As The Waters Rise^[15]
• 2018: Literature Prize of the Lüneburg District for High As The Waters Rise
• 2018: for High as the waters rise
• 2019: Lessing Prize of the Free State of Saxony (sponsorship prize)
• 2019/2020: Stadtschreiber von Bergen
• 2020: High as the Waters Rise. Translation of Anne Posten. Shortlisted for the National Book Award.^[16]
• 2020: Rainer Malkowski Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts (together with Norbert Hummelt)^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anja Kampmann . Words Without Borders . 21 April 2019 . 22 August 2021.
2. Web site: Anja Kampmann erhält Cassens-Preis 2018. . 22 August 2021.
3. Web site: Anja Kampmann erhält den Mara-Cassens-Preis 2018 . . 4 December 2018 . 22 August 2021.
4. Web site: Lessing-Preisträger Marcel Beyer und Lessing-Förderpreisträgerinnen Anja Kampmann und Bettina Wilpert heute in Kamenz geehrt . Medienservice Sachsen . 5 September 2019 . de . 22 August 2021.
5. Web site: Anja Kampmann: Der Hund ist immer hungrig . swr.online . 2 July 2021 . de . 22 August 2021.
6. Web site: Anja Kampmann . National Book Foundation . 6 October 2020 . 22 August 2021.
7. Web site: Anja Kampmann | Poetry @ Tech. poetry.gatech.edu. 22 August 2021.
8. Web site: German writer Anja Kampmann finalist for National Book Award | DW | 16.11.2020. Deutsche Welle. 22 August 2021.
9. Web site: Jandl . Paul . Mineralien als Material . . 12 August 2016 . de . 22 August 2021.
10. Web site: Anja Kampmann - Autoren . Hanser Literaturverlage . de . 22 August 2021.
11. Briefly reviewed in the September 21, 2020 issue of The New Yorker, p.67.
12. Web site: 2015 – Anja Kampmann – Literarischer März Darmstadt . Literarischer März Darmstadt . de . 22 August 2021.
13. Web site: Anja Kampmann – Autorenlexikon . LiteraturPort . 22 February 2016 . de . 22 August 2021.
14. Web site: Alfred-Döblin-Preis 2017 . Literarisches Colloquium Berlin . 17 December 2017 . de . 22 August 2021.
15. Web site: Anja Kampmann . Literatur in Niedersachsen . 4 July 2013 . de . 22 August 2021.
16. Web site: Leipzigerin Anja Kampmann geht bei US-Literaturpreis leer aus . MDR.DE . 19 November 2020 . de . 22 August 2021.
17. Web site: Strunk . Oliver . Gewinner des Rainer-Malkowski-Preises stehen fest . WDR . 28 July 2021 . de . 22 August 2021.