Judith Schalansky
Birth date20 September 1980 (age 46)
Birth placeGreifswald, East Germany
Occupationwriter, book designer, publisher

Judith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher.[1]

Work

Her book Atlas of Remote Islands won first prize in the Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" competition (German: Die schönsten deutschen Bücher) in 2009.[2] In 2012, she won the same prize for The Giraffe’s Neck.[3] Schalansky has degrees in both art history and communication design.[4] Since 2013, she has been the general editor of the Naturkunden series, published by Matthes & Seitz.[5]

Personal life

Schalansky was born in Greifswald.[6] She lives in Berlin with her partner, actress Bettina Hoppe.[7]

The asteroid 95247 Schalansky was named after her in 2011.[4]

Bibliography

  • Schalansky, Judith (2008). Fraktur mon Amour (in German). Mainz. ISBN 978-3-87439-748-3. OCLC 263451085
  • Schalansky, Judith (2008). Blau steht dir nicht : Matrosenroman [Blue Doesn't Suit You] (in German). Hamburg: Marebuchverlag. ISBN 978-3-86648-078-0. OCLC 231681041
  • Schalansky, Judith (2010). Atlas der abgelegenen Inseln fünfzig Inseln, auf denen ich nie war und niemals sein werde (in German). Frankfurt, M: Buchbinderei Schaumann. ISBN 978-3-7632-6315-8. OCLC 612336879
  • Schalansky, Judith (2011). Der Hals der Giraffe Bildungsroman (in German). Berlin. ISBN 978-3-518-42177-2. OCLC 740919918
  • Schalansky, Judith & Suhrkamp Verlag (2018). Verzeichnis einiger Verluste (in German). Berlin. ISBN 978-3-518-42824-5. OCLC 1031774618

English translations

  • Schalansky, Judith (2008). Fraktur mon amour (in German). New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 978-1-56898-801-6. OCLC 227018408
  • Schalansky, Judith & Lo, Christine (2010). Atlas of Remote Islands : fifty islands I have never set foot on and never will. New York. ISBN 978-0-14-311820-6. OCLC 515457193
  • Schalansky, Judith & Whiteside, Shaun (2014). The giraffe's neck : a novel. New York. ISBN 978-1-62040-338-9. OCLC 849210969[8]
  • Schalansky, Judith & Smith, Jackie (2020). An Inventory of Losses. New York. ISBN 978-0-8112-2963-0. OCLC 1122913021[9]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Island books: Judith Schalansky". The Island Review. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Stiftung Buchkunst". www.stiftung-buchkunst.de. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ Deutsche Welle. "Judith Schalansky: 'The Giraffe's Neck' | DW | 8 October 2018". dw.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 95247 Schalansky (2002 CH52)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Naturkunden – herausgegeben von Judith Schalansky – versandkostenfrei online kaufen – Lehmanns.de" (in German). www.lehmanns.de. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  6. ^ "Judith Schalansky auf suhrkamp.de" (in German). Suhrkamp Verlag. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  7. ^ Schalansky, Judith (7 May 2019). "Ungeheuerliche Hetze". Retrieved 7 May 2019. – via Sueddeutsche.de.
  8. ^ Battersby, Eileen (22 March 2014). "Review of The Giraffe's Neck by Judith Schalansky, English edition". The Irish Times
  9. ^ Self, John (4 December 2020). "An Inventory of Losses by Judith Schalansky review – it can't last". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz räumt ab beim ADC" (in German). BuchMarkt. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  11. ^ "About". The Krause Essay Prize. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Von der Magie schöner Bücher" (in German). Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Stadtschreiberin 2014" (in German). Landeshauptstadt Mainz. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  14. ^ Schalansky, Judith (16 June 2021). "Droste-Preis 2015 für Judith Schalansky. Nachricht auf suhrkamp.de" (in German). Suhrkamp Verlag. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Wilhelm-Raabe-Literaturpreis für Judith Schalansky – "Sie erfindet die Dinge quasi neu"" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Judith Schalansky erhält Christine Lavant Preis 2020 : Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur" (in German). Mainz. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Nicolas-Born-Preis für Judith Schalansky" (in German). Die Zeit. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  18. ^ Schalansky, Judith (16 June 2021). "Judith Schalansky receives Gutenberg Prize 2021. News on suhrkamp.de" (in German). Suhrkamp Verlag. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Judith Schalansky erhält den Carl-Amery-Literaturpreis 2022" (in German). BuchMarkt. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Royal Society of Literature International Writers 2024". bronasbooks.com. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Judith Schalansky erhält Lessing-Preis". wdr.de, 21 November 2025 (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2025.