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The jury’s statement (Philipp Blom; Niklas Fischer; Christian Seiler; Catrin Stövesand) states: “Susanne Falk has chosen an extremely contentious spirit, certainly not a particularly sociable contemporary, for her biography. What makes us curious about this book is the author’s approach, which, unlike her protagonist, does not polarize. She traces a person who sought controversy throughout his life, who cultivated a culture of debate, often certainly beyond a healthy level. The author maintains distance, on the one hand highlighting Habe’s courage, appreciating his achievements, but on the other hand not putting him on a pedestal, but also expressing her astonishment at Habe’s behavior and thinking in a very subjective narrative style. We imagine it would be very exciting to trace an unusual life in this way.”
Susanne Falk (born 1976 in Schleswig-Holstein) studied German, English, political science and journalism at the universities of Rostock and Vienna, where she has lived since 1999. Since 2009 she has worked as a freelance author, writing novels, short stories and plays, including the drama “Békessy” about Hans Habe’s father Imre Békessy (https://susannefalk.net/).
The Molden Non-Fiction Fellowship for Biographical Writing is published by Molden Verlag (https://www.styriabooks.at/verlage/molden/) will be awarded biennially from 2024 in cooperation with the daily newspaper “Die Presse” and is endowed with 10,000 euros. This scholarship was initiated on the occasion of the publisher’s 60th anniversary.
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