Olga Martynova
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Olga Martynova is a Russia
n-German
writer. She writes poems in Russian, prose and essays in German.
She grew up in Leningrad and currently lives with her husband, the Russian poet, novelist and playwright Oleg Yuriev, and their son Daniel in Frankfurt
where she works as a poet and literary critic. Her book “Rom liegt irgendwo in Russland. Zwei russische Dichterinnen im lyrischen Dialog über Rom“ (Rome lies somewhere in Russia. Two Russian poets in a literary dialogue about Rome), which was written in collaboration with her friend Elena Schwarz, was published by Per Procura. She was awarded the Hubert Burda Preis für junge Lyrik for poets from Eastern, Southern and Central Europe in 2000.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-German
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. She writes poems in Russian, prose and essays in German.
She grew up in Leningrad and currently lives with her husband, the Russian poet, novelist and playwright Oleg Yuriev, and their son Daniel in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
where she works as a poet and literary critic. Her book “Rom liegt irgendwo in Russland. Zwei russische Dichterinnen im lyrischen Dialog über Rom“ (Rome lies somewhere in Russia. Two Russian poets in a literary dialogue about Rome), which was written in collaboration with her friend Elena Schwarz, was published by Per Procura. She was awarded the Hubert Burda Preis für junge Lyrik for poets from Eastern, Southern and Central Europe in 2000.
Awards and grants
- 2000 Hubert-Burda-Preis für junge Lyrik (GermanyGermanyGermany , 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...
) - 2005 Grant of the Baltic Center for Translators and Authors in VisbyVisby-See also:* Battle of Visby* Gotland University College* List of governors of Gotland County-External links:* - Visby*...
(SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - 2007 Grant of the Künstlerhaus Edenkoben, Edenkoben, (GermanyGermanyGermany , 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...
) - 2009 Long list of the "Russian Prize" (RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
), for O Vvedenskom. O Chvirike i Chvirke / Issledovaniya v stikhakh - 2010 Long list of the German Book PrizeGerman Book PrizeThe German Book Prize is awarded annually by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, to the best German language novel of the year. The winner is awarded € 25,000, the five shortlisted authors receive € 2,500 each...
(GermanyGermanyGermany , 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...
), for Sogar Papageien überleben uns - 2010 Short list of the aspekte-LiteraturpreisAspekte-LiteraturpreisAspekte-Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany.- Winners:*1979 Hanns-Josef Ortheil for Fermer*1980 Michael Schneider for Das Spiegelkabinett*1981 Thomas Hürlimann for Die Tessinerin*1982 Inge Merkel for Das andere Gesicht...
(for Sogar Papageien überleben uns) (GermanyGermanyGermany , 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...
) - 2010 Babochka Aronzona (Aronzon's Butterfly), the annual prize of the literary site "Novaya kamera khranenia" for the poem of the year (RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - 2011 Adelbert von Chamisso PrizeAdelbert von Chamisso PrizeThe Adelbert von Chamisso Prize is a German literary award established in 1985, given to a work whose author's mother tongue is not German, as was the case for Adelbert von Chamisso...
, the promotional prize (GermanyGermanyGermany , 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...
) - 2011 Roswitha PrizeRoswitha PrizeThe Roswitha Prize is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women.The Roswitha-Medal has been given almost yearly since 1973 by the city of Bad Gandersheim....
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