Helene Hegemann (born 19 February 1992 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German writer, director, and actress. As a young writer her work was highly praised, but her first novel, Axolotl Roadkill, sparked a plagiarism controversy. [1] [2] The book has since been translated in various languages.
She was raised by her divorced mother, a graphic artist and painter. After her mother's death, Hegemann moved in with her father. [3] She began writing and first gained attention with her blog. On 6 December 2007, her play, Ariel 15 premiered in Berlin at Ballhaus Ost, directed by Sebastian Mauksch. Hegemann called her play a literary fairy tale piece. [4] Deutschland Radio adapted it as a radio drama in 2008. [5] That same year, a screenplay she wrote at 14 was developed. It was underwritten by the Federal Cultural Foundation. [6] The resulting film, Torpedo, a youth drama, premiered in 2008 at the Hof International Film Festival and ran in German cinemas in summer 2009. It won the Max Ophüls Prize. [7] Hegemann credits the Jean-Luc Godard film Weekend as a major influence on her writing style. [8]
In 2009, Hegemann played a role in the episodic film Germany 09 , by Nicolette Krebitz. Hegemann appeared in the segment "Die Unvollendete", where Ulrike Meinhof and Susan Sontag meet.
Hegemann lives in Berlin [9] with her partner Andrea Hanna Hünniger and studies at a high school for non-traditional students.
In 2013, her second novel Jage zwei Tiger and in 2018 the third novel Bungalow were published.
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