Helene Hegemann
Helene Hegemann (born February 19, 1992, in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German writer, director, and actress. As a young writer her work was highly praised, but her first novel, Axolotl Roadkill, sparked a plagiarism controversy.[1][2] The book has since been translated in various languages.
Life
She was raised by her divorced mother, a graphic artist and painter. After her mother's death, Hegemann moved in with her father.[3] She began writing and first gained attention with her blog. On 6 December 2007, her play, Ariel 15 premiered in Berlin at Ballhaus Ost, directed by Sebastian Mauksch. Hegemann called her play a literary fairy tale piece.[4] Deutschland Radio adapted it as a radio drama in 2008.[5] That same year, a screenplay she wrote at 14 was developed. It was underwritten by the Federal Cultural Foundation.[6] The resulting film, Torpedo, a youth drama, premiered in 2008 at the Hof Film Festival and ran in German cinemas in summer 2009. It won the Max Ophüls Prize.[7] Hegemann credits the Jean-Luc Godard film Weekend as a major influence on her writing style.[8] In 2009, Hegemann played a role in the episodic film Germany 09, by Nicolette Krebitz. Hegemann appeared in the segment "Die Unvollendete", where Ulrike Meinhof and Susan Sontag meet.
Hegemann lives in Berlin[9] with her partner Andrea Hanna Hünniger and studies at a high school for non-traditional students.[10]
In 2013, her second novel Jage zwei Tiger was published.
Works
- Axolotl Roadkill, Ullstein, 22 January 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08792-9
- Axolotl Roadkill / druk 1, Translator Marcel Misset, Arbeiderspers, 2010, ISBN 978-90-295-7359-7
- Roadkill, Translator I. Amico Di Meane, Einaudi, 2010, ISBN 978-88-06-20507-2
- Axolotl Roadkill, Constable & Robinson Limited, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84901-054-2
- Jage zwei Tiger, Hanser, 26 August 2013, ISBN 978-3-446-24367-5
References
- ↑ "Helene Hegemann, the art of cut and paste". Berliner Zeitung. 11 February 2010.
- ↑ Nicholas Kulish (February 11, 2010). "Author, 17, Says It’s ‘Mixing,’ Not Plagiarism". The New York Times.
- ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,672725,00.html
- ↑ http://www.ballhausost.de/index.php?article46&sub=21
- ↑ http://www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/freispiel/1053293/
- ↑ http://www.credofilm.de/filme/torpedo.html
- ↑ http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/berlinale-helene-hegemann-katapultiert-ins-elend-der-jugend-1.472522
- ↑ http://032c.com/2013/helene-in-hysterialand/ HELENE IN HYSTERIALAND. By Mara Delius. 032c 21 January 2014
- ↑ http://www.welt.de/kultur/article5918038/Hegemann-feiert-die-Kommune-im-Kapitalismus.html
- ↑ http://www.yaez.de/Kino/164-Sie-ist-jung-und-braucht-den-Dreh.html
Sources
- Daniel Stich, Axolotl Roadkill und die Plagiatsdebatte: Welche erzählerische Funktion haben die unausgewiesenen Zitate im Roman Helene Hegemanns?, GRIN Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-640-96776-6
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