Angelika Overath

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Angelika Overath (born 17 July 1957 in Karlsruhe) is a German author and journalist. [1]

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Overath studied German literature, history, Italian Studies, and cultural studies at the University of Tübingen and wrote a PhD-thesis in 1986 about the colour blue in modern literature.

She regularly works as Writer in Residence for the German Section in the School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University, [2] and at Queen Mary's College, London. She also teaches creative writing for the Swiss Hyperwerk and has founded the Schreibschule Sent which offers seminars in creative writing both in German and Rumantsch.

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References

  1. "Writer in Residence: 2007/2008: Angelika Overath" (PDF). Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 2022-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[ dead link ]
  2. German Writer in Residence Dr. Angelika Overath at Newcastle University. pdf-file, 0.2 MB Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , retrieved on November 20, 2010.
  3. "Bachmann Prize 2006 | Bachmannpreis.eu". archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. "Angelika Overath". Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  5. German Book Prize 2009 Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine at Frankfurt Book Fair Newsletter, Issue September 2009, retrieved on November 19, 2010.