Julia Franck

Alexandra Merley Hill (University of Portland)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

Born 20 Feb 1970
Activity 1995-ongoing

Places

Born in Germany
Active in Germany

Activities

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Novelist
Story-writer

Resources

Franck's Works

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Julia Franck is one of the best-known authors of post-unification German literature. Author of six novels and a collection of short stories, of essays on art and society, editor of a collection of essays, and translator of essays from English, Franck has established herself as one of the prominent German-language authors of her generation. Inspired by the German literary tradition and firmly rooted in the context of German history, Franck’s texts investigate the very personal effects that political history has on individuals and families. Because of the primacy of female protagonists in her works, and because of her frank portrayal of women’s experiences, Franck’s texts provoke discussion of gender identity, gendered experience, and systems of power.

Born on 20 February 1970 in

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Citation: Hill, Alexandra Merley. "Julia Franck". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 27 December 2007; last revised 17 August 2016. [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11890, accessed 21 November 2024.]