Wilhelm Genazino
Wilhelm Genazino was born in 1943 in Mannheim. After graduating from high school he worked as a freelance journalist and then as an editor at various newspapers and magazines (including Pardon). Since 1971 he has devoted himself to his writing, also co-editing the magazine Lesezeichen from 1980 -1986. Wilhelm Genazino lives in Frankfurt.
Photo: © Peter-Andreas Hassiepen
to the books:
Lovebefuddled
Mediocre homesickness
Awards:
- 1986: Westermann Literature Prize
- 1989: Bremen Literature Prize
- 2001: Kranichstein Literature Prize of the Deutscher Literaturfonds e.V. for his oeuvre
- 2003: Berlin Art Prize
- 2003: Hans Fallada Prize
- 2004: Georg Büchner Prize
- 2007: Kleist-Prize
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