Katja Lange-Müller (born 13 February 1951) is a German writer living in Berlin. Her works include several short stories and novellas, radio dramas, and dramatic works.
The daughter of Inge Lange, an East German party functionary, Katja Lange-Müller was born in Berlin-Lichtenberg. She was expelled from school at the age of 17 for "unsocialist" behavior. From an early age, she and her circle of friends were carefully watched by the Stasi. Prevented from attending college, she first learned to be a typesetter, and later worked as a nurse in a psychiatric clinic. At the age of 28, she was accepted to the "Johannes R. Becher" Literature Institute in Leipzig, marking the beginning of her career as a writer.
Works
Awards Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, 1986 Alfred Döblin Prize, 1995 , 1996 Preis der SWR-Bestenliste, 2001 Mainzer Stadtschreiber of the city Mainz and the television station ZDF, 2002 Roswitha Prize of the city Bad Gandersheim, 2002 Kassel Literary Prize, 2005 Kleist Prize, 2013 Thomas Mann Prize, 2025"Thomas-Mann-Preis für Katja Lange-Müller". wdr.de, 11 June 2025 (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
Memberships 2000 Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Darmstadt 2002 Academy of Arts, Berlin 2022
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