Nora Bossong
Bossong at Leipzig Book Fair 2017
Bossong at Leipzig Book Fair 2017
Born (1982-01-09) 9 January 1982
Bremen, Germany
OccupationNovelist, poet
LanguageGerman
NationalityGerman
Genrepoetry

Nora Bossong (born 9 January 1982) is a German writer. She lives in Berlin.[1]

Career

Bossong studied literature at the German Institute for Literature,[2] as well as cultural studies, philosophy and comparative literature at the Humboldt University of Berlin, the University of Potsdam, and the Sapienza University of Rome. She was a 2001 Fellow of the first Wolfenbüttel literature laboratory.

Bossong's poetry and prose have been published in individual newspapers, anthologies and literary journals. In 2006, she published her debut novel. In 2022, she published a non-fiction book about her generation, Die Geschmeidigen: Meine Generation und der neue Ernst des Lebens (The Smooth Ones: My generation and life's new seriousness).[3]

An advocate for democracy, peace and human rights, Bossong was also a member of the presidium of the PEN Centre Germany for two years.[3]

Awards

Publications

  • literaturWERKstatt, ed. (2003). "Fischeköpfe". 11. Open Mike, Volume 11. BUCH&media. ISBN 978-3-86520-038-9.
  • Gegend: Roman, (Area), novel, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, 2006, ISBN 978-3-627-00136-0.
  • Reglose Jagd: Gedichte (Motionless hunting), poems, ISBN 3-933156-88-2.
  • Location (audio CD), Munich-Spring-Verlag, München 2009.
  • Webers Protokoll (Weber's protocol), novel, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, 2009, ISBN 978-3-627-00159-9.
  • Sommer vor den Mauern: Gedichte, (Summer before the walls), poetry, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 3-446-23629-5.
  • Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Limited liability company), novel, Hanser, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-446-23975-3.[7]

References


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