Anna Kim Explained
Anna Kim (born 10 September 1977) is an Austrian writer.
Life
Kim was born in Daejeon, South Korea in 1977 but moved to Germany in 1979.[1] She studied at the University of Vienna in philosophy and theatre studies, graduating with a master's degree.[2]
Since 1999 she has regularly published in newspapers, magazines and anthologies.
In 2012, Kim was Austria's winner of the European Union Prize for Literature for her second novel, Die gefrorene Zeit (translated in English as Frozen Time). Published in 2008, the novel covers the Kosovar man searching for his missing wife after the end of the Yugoslav wars.
Kim lives in Vienna.
Awards
Kim has received numerous awards and grants:
- 2009: HALMA Scholarship
- 2009: Elias Canetti Scholarship
- 2009: Heinrich Treichl Prize from the Austrian Red Cross
- 2010: Robert Musil Scholarship
- 2012: European Union Prize for Literature for Die gefrorene Zeit (Frozen Time)
- 2017: Artist in Residence at Villa Sträuli in Winterthur
- 2022: Nominated for the German Book Prize (Longlist) for Geschichte eines Kindes (Story of a Child)
- 2022: Nominated for the Austrian Book Prize (Shortlist) for Geschichte eines Kindes (Story of a Child)
- 2023: Awarded the Veza-Canetti-Preis of the city of Vienna[3]
Selected works
- Die Bilderspur (The Trace of Pictures, 2004) – novel
- Das Sinken ein Bückflug (2006) – poetry collection
- Die gefrorene Zeit (Frozen Time, 2008) – novel
- Invasionen den Privaten (Invasions of Privacy,[4] 2011) – essay
- Anatomie einer Nacht (Anatomy of a Night,[5] 2012) – novel
- Die große Heimkehr (The Great Homecoming,[6] 2017) - novel
- Geschichte eines Kindes (Story of a Child,[7] 2022) - novel
References
- Web site: Anna Kim EU Prize for Literature. www.euprizeliterature.eu. 2019-10-08.
- Web site: Anna Kim - Autorenlexikon. www.literaturport.de. 2019-10-08.
- https://buecher.at/veza-canetti-preis-2023-geht-an-wiener-autorin-anna-kim/
- Web site: Anna Kim, Invasionen den Privaten. droschl.com. 2024-07-09.
- Web site: Anna Kim, Anatomy of a Night. suhrkamp.de. 2024-07-09.
- Web site: Anna Kim, The Great Homecoming . granta.com. 2024-07-09.
- Web site: Anna Kim, Story of a Child . suhrkamp.de. 2024-07-09.
