Inka Parei
Encyclopedia
Inka Parei is a German
writer who lives in Berlin
. She studied sociology
, political science
, sinology
and German studies
. Parei won the 2003 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
for excerpts from her book Was Dunkelheit war.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer who lives in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. She studied sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, sinology
Sinology
Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China, but, especially in the American academic context, refers more strictly to the study of classical language and literature, and the philological approach...
and German studies
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
. Parei won the 2003 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
The Festival of German-Language Literature, formerly Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, is a literary competition which takes place yearly in Klagenfurt, Austria...
for excerpts from her book Was Dunkelheit war.
Works
- Was Dunkelheit war, Roman, Schöffling, Frankfurt/Main 2005, 169 S. ISBN 3895611069
- Die Besten 2003 : Klagenfurter Texte / die 27. Tage der Deutschsprachigen Literatur in Klagenfurt (Hg. von Iris Radisch)
- Die Schattenboxerin, Roman, 1999; TB Frankfurt/Main 2001, ISBN 3596148693
Translations
- Chinese Da Taijiquan de Nühai（打太極拳的女孩）, 2002
- French La boxeuse d'ombres, 2001
- Italian La ragazza che fa a pugni con l'ombra, 2004
- Polish Krotiteljica sjenki, 2004
- Swedish Skuggboxerskan, 2001
- Serbian Krotiteljka senki, 2004
- Spanish La luchadora de sombras, 2002
- Bulgarian Улична боксьорка, 2007