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name: Kristine Bilkau
about: Kristine Bilkau, born in 1974, studied History and Literature at Hamburg University and Tulane University, New Orleans. Her debut novel „Die Glücklichen" (The Happy Ones) about an urban family getting into the turmoils of financial crisis was awarded best debut novel of the year 2015 with the Klaus-Michael-Kühne-Preis and the Franz-Tumler-Literaturpreis, praised both by reviewers and readers, and translated into Dutch, French and Italian. Her second novel „Eine Liebe, in Gedanken" (A love in thoughts) came out in March 2018 telling a love story about a young couple in the early sixties trying to escape the constrictions and repression of german post-war society.Kristine Bilkau lives in Hamburg.Kristine Bilkau, 1974 geboren, studierte Geschi Kristine Bilkau, born in 1974, studied History and Literature at Hamburg University and Tulane University, New Orleans. Her debut novel „Die Glücklichen" (The Happy Ones) about an urban family getting into the turmoils of financial crisis was awarded best debut novel of the year 2015 with the Klaus-Michael-Kühne-Preis and the Franz-Tumler-Literaturpreis, praised both by reviewers and readers, and translated into Dutch, French and Italian. Her second novel „Eine Liebe, in Gedanken" (A love in thoughts) came out in March 2018 telling a love story about a young couple in the early sixties trying to escape the constrictions and repression of german post-war society.Kristine Bilkau lives in Hamburg.Kristine Bilkau, 1974 geboren, studierte Geschichte und Amerikanistik in Hamburg und New Orleans. Ihr erster Roman „Die Glücklichen“ fand ein begeistertes Medienecho, wurde 2015 mit dem Franz-Tumler-Preis, dem Klaus-Michael-Kühne-Preis und dem Hamburger Förderpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet und in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt. 2018 erschien ihr zweiter Roman, „Eine Liebe, in Gedanken". Sie lebt mit ihrer Familie in Hamburg. ...more