Zsuzsa Bánk

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Zsuzsa Bánk
Bánk in 2006
Born (1965-10-24) 24 October 1965 (age 58)
Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Alma materUniversity of Mainz
OccupationWriter
Awards

Zsuzsa Bánk (born 24 October 1965 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German writer.

Her parents moved to Germany after the Hungarian revolution of 1956 and she studied journalism, political science and literature at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and in Washington, D.C.

She has received several literature awards, including the 2002 Aspekte-Literaturpreis given to the best debut novel written in German[1] and the 2004 Adelbert von Chamisso Prize.

She lives in Frankfurt am Main with her husband and two children.

Works[edit]

  • Bánk, Zsuzsa (2002). Der Schwimmer : Roman (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-596-15248-8. OCLC 57362382.
  • Bánk, Zsuzsa (2005). Heissester Sommer : Erzählungen (in German). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer. ISBN 3-10-005221-8. OCLC 61386565.
  • Bánk, Zsuzsa (2011). Die hellen Tage Roman (in German). Frankfurt am Main. ISBN 978-3-10-005222-3. OCLC 706878570.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mund, Heike (8 October 2018). "Zsuzsa Bánk: 'The Swimmer'". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 August 2022.