Petra Morsbach

Petra Morsbach
Born	(1956-06-01) 1 June 1956 (age 69)
Occupation	Author
Nationality	German
Notable awards	Jean-Paul-Preis Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize

Petra Morsbach (born 1 June 1956) is a German author.

Life and career

Morsbach was born in Zürich, ^[1] but grew up in Germany. She studied at Munich University and Leningrad Theater Academy. ^[2]

Morsbach's first novel, Plötzlich ist es Abend (Suddenly it's Evening), was published in 1995 and follows the life of a Russian woman whose family was prosecuted by Joseph Stalin. ^[3]

Opernroman, her second novel, was published in 1998 and is based on Morsbach's experience working in theatre for a decade. It is set in the fictional town of Neustadt am Rhein and centers around the local opera company throughout a season. ^[4]

Her novel Gottesdiener (God's Servant) was published in 2004 ^[5] and follows the life of an elderly Catholic priest. ^[6]

She won the Jean-Paul-Preis with her 2013 book, Dichterliebe which is centered around a poet who is going through an existential crisis. ^{[2] [7]}

Her novel, Justizpalast (Palace of Justice) was published in 2017 and won the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize. The novel is a biography of a fictional judge called Thirza Zorniger. Morsbach spent 9 years researching the justice system for the book. ^[8]

Andreas Dorschel has praised the precise and penetrating character of Morsbach′s language: "She has found clear, direct expression for the most difficult things." ^[9]

Bibliography

• Morsbach, Petra (1997). Plötzlich ist es Abend : Roman (in German). [S.l.]: Goldmann. ISBN   978-3-442-72114-6. OCLC   1200562154.
• —— (2000). Opernroman. [Frankfurt am Main?]: Btb. ISBN   978-3-442-72484-0. OCLC   1330614709.
• —— (2004). Gottesdiener : Roman (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Eichborn. ISBN   3-8218-0893-4. OCLC   54610889.
• —— (2013). Dichterliebe Roman (in German). München. ISBN   978-3-8135-0372-2. OCLC   829410362.
• Morsbach, Petra (2000). Opernroman. [Frankfurt am Main?]: Btb. ISBN   978-3-442-72484-0. OCLC   1330614709.
• —— (2006). Warum Fräulein Laura freundlich war : über die Wahrheit des Erzählens (in German). München: Piper. ISBN   3-492-04837-4. OCLC   71200293.
• —— (2008). Der Cembalospieler : Roman (in German). München: Piper. ISBN   978-3-492-04838-5. OCLC   251302828.
• —— (2017). Justizpalast Roman (in Basque). München: Albrecht Knaus Verlag. ISBN   978-3-8135-0373-9. OCLC   984751445.
• —— (2020). Der Elefant im Zimmer über Machtmissbrauch und Widerstand : Essay (in German). München. ISBN   978-3-328-60074-9. OCLC   1196263550.

Dissertation

• Isaak Babel' auf der sowjetischen Buehne (in German). Bern: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. 1983. ISBN   978-3-87690-258-6. OCLC   1125725247.

References

1. Bründl, Jürgen; Klug, Florian (2017). Zentrum und Peripherie: Theologische Perspektiven auf Kirche und Gesellschaft ; Festschrift für Otmar Meuffels (in German). University of Bamberg Press. ISBN   978-3-86309-483-6.
2. "Jean-Paul-Preis für Petra Morsbach". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
3. "Plötzlich ist es Abend". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
4. Preece, Julian; Finlay, Frank (2007). New German Literature: Life-writing and Dialogue with the Arts. Peter Lang. p. 225. ISBN   978-3-03911-384-2.
5. Mäander des Kulturtransfers: Polnischer und deutscher Katholizismus im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. 2014. p. 269. ISBN   978-3-8325-3660-2.
6. "Gottesdiener". Verlagsgruppe Random House (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
7. "Petra Morsbach: Dichterliebe". Die Zeit (in German). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
8. Fischer, Thomas (13 November 2017). ""Justizpalast": Palast der Vergeblichkeit". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
9. Andreas Dorschel, 'Die kleine Gerechtigkeit.' In: Süddeutsche Zeitung no. 215, 15 September 2008, p. 14: "Für das Schwierigste findet sie klaren, direkten Ausdruck."