Ursula Krechel

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Ursula Krechel
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Krechel in 2019
Born (1947-12-04) 4 December 1947 (age 77)
Trier, Germany
Notable awards

[1] Ursula Krechel (born 4 December 1947) is a German writer and poet.

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Biography

Krechel was born on 4 December 1947, in Trier. From 1966 to 1972, she studied German studies, theatre, and art history at the University of Cologne. From 1969 to 1972, she worked as a dramaturge in Dortmund. After 1978, she lived in Frankfurt on Main for many years and since 2000 has lived and worked in Berlin as a writer, focusing on Lyric poetry, but also writing prose, drama, and radio drama. [2]

Krechel is a member of Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts) and the German Academy for Language and Literature. The Akademie der Künste holds the Ursula Krechel archive, which includes her publications, documents, manuscripts and correspondence. She is Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz. In 2020, Krechel became the Honorary President of the PEN Centre Germany. [3]

In 2025 she won the prestigious German literature award Georg Büchner Prize. [4]

Works

List obtained from Literatur Port. [5]

Poetry

Novels and Stories

Essays and Criticism

Plays

Awards

Notes

  1. Haufs, Martin (15 July 2025). "Georg-Büchner-Preis 2025 geht an Ursula Krechel". Smalltalk Entertainment (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. Strawser, Amy Kepple (30 August 2005). "Ursula Krechel". The Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. "Akademie der Künste receives Ursula Krechel's archive". www.adk.de. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. "Ursula Krechel erhält den Georg-Büchner-Preis 2025". buchmarkt.de. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. "Ursula Krechel" (in German). LiteraturPort.de. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. "Ursula Krechel mit Jeanette-Schocken-Preis ausgezeichnet". augsburger-allgemeine (in German). 10 May 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  7. "Joseph-Breitbach-Preis an Ursula Krechel". Der Standard (in German). Austria. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  8. "Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz an Ursula Krechel" (Press release) (in German). Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Rheinland-Pfalz. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  9. "Fancy Lights – Wiesbaden Poetry Prize Orphil goes to Ursula Krechel". Boursenblatt.net. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  10. "Ursula Krechel wins the German Book Prize 2012 for her novel "Landgericht"" (Press release). Deutscher Buch Preis. 8 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  11. "Jean-Paul-Preis 2019 geht an Ursula Krechel für ihr Lebenswerk". Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  12. "Georg-Büchner-Preis 2025 geht an Ursula Krechel". hessenschau.de (in German). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.