Marzahn, Mon Amour by German writer, Katja Oskamp (and translated by Jo Heinrich), is a love letter to the Berlin district of Marzahn, where Oskamp worked as a chiropodist after giving up on her career as a writer. This book is part-memoir and part collective history, told through the stories of Oskamp’s clients and is a moving portrait of ordinary life and the joy that she found in the community.
The English translation of the book was awarded the 2023 Dublin Literary Award which is the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction with a prize of €100,000:
The non-voting chairperson of the judging panel, Prof Chris Morash, said, “Every so often, you come across a novel whose simple, direct honesty knocks you sideways. There is an unaffected humility and generosity about Katja Oskamp’s Marzhan, Mon Amour that speaks to the value of community and to the dignity of ordinary lives.”
Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy said “Marzahn, Mon Amour is a beautifully written novel. It’s a warm, witty and moving portrait of older residents in Berlin, which offers the reader an insight into a community often overlooked.” Source
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‘Delightful!’ KEN FOLLETT ‘ ‘It’s rare to come across a book of such captivating warmth and humour. There is something magical at play in Marzahn, Mon Amour. I loved every page of it.” RONAN HESSION ‘Katja Oskamp knows how to capture the essence of people beautifully. They really come to life in her portraits. A powerful book.’ FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER, PRESIDENT OF GERMANY; ‘Marzahn, Mon Amour captures a piece of modern German history and brings it right down to the human level.’ WORLD LITERATURE TODAY; ‘There is great soul in this book: power, goodness and humility.’ NEUES DEUTSCHLAND
About the author of Marzahn, Mon Amour:
Katja Oskamp was born in 1970 in Leipzig and grew up in Berlin. After completing her degree in theatre studies, she worked as a playwright at the Volkstheater Rostock and went on to study at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig. Her debut collection of stories Halbschwimmer was published in 2003. In 2007 she published her second novel Die Staubfangerin. Her book Marzahn, Mon Amour, published by Hanser with the subtitle ‘Stories of a Chiropodist’, was selected for the ‘Berlin Reads One Book’ campaign and thus literally became the talk of the town. She is a member of PEN Centre Germany. Marzahn, Mon Amour is her first work to be translated into English.
Book Details:
Title: Marzahn, Mon Amour
Author: Katja Oskamp (translated by Jo Heinrich)
Publisher: Peirene Press
Published: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 144
ISBN-10: 190867069X
ISBN-13: 978-1908670694
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