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Mirna Funk


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Berlin, Germany
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Mirna Funk works as a journalist, author and copy-writer. She lives in both Germany and Israel.

Born in Berlin in 1981, Funk majored Philosophy and History at Humboldt-University. She conducts articles, essays and copy for various magazines, newspapers and brands like NEON, NIDO, ZEIT Magazin and Süddeutsche Magazin.

Her debut novel Winternähe was published in July 2015 by S. Fischer Verlage. It was awarded with the "Uwe Johnson prize" for emerging writers and nominated for the "aspekte literature prize" for "best debut novel" as well.

Mirna Funk was invited by the Dutch Literature Foundation to stay at a writer-residency in Amsterdam from April 1 till May 15, by the PEN Belgium to live in Antwerp from June 1 till June 30 and by the Goethe Ins
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Average rating: 3.71 · 2,112 ratings · 176 reviews · 17 distinct worksSimilar authors
Winternähe

3.92 avg rating — 791 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions
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Who Cares! Von der Freiheit...

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Zwischen Du und Ich

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Von Juden lernen

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Balagan

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Desintegration: Ein Kongres...

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Where Is Daddy? A Children'...

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“Jede Person, mit der wir sprechen, ist angefüllt mit eigener Geschichte. Einer Geschichte, zu der wir niemals einen vollständigen Zugang haben werden. Und trotz dieses fehlenden Zugangs muss diese Geschichte, obwohl wir von ihr nicht wissen, immer mitgedacht werden.”
Mirna Funk, Winternähe

“Die Asche von Millionen von Menschen verschwindet ja nicht einfach so. Weisst du, dass es zweieinhalb bis viereinhalb Kilogramm Asche pro Mensch sind? Also durchschnittlich dreieinhalb Kilogramm Asche pro ermordeten Juden. Es wurden ja nicht alle Juden verbrannt. Lass es die Hälfte sein. Drei Millionen verbrannte Juden. Das sind, meine Güte, zehneinhalb Millionen Kilogramm Asche. Zehntausendfünfhundert Tonnen Asche. Ich glaube, dass jeder Baum, jeder Grashalm, jede Blume in Deutschland diese Asche aufgenommen hat. Nicht nur die Pflanzen haben die Asche dieser Millionen Menschen über ihrer Wurzeln aufgenommen, auch die Tiere. Sie haben sie mit dem Grass gefressen und beim Trinken aus Bächen runtergeschluckt. Und die Deutschen nehmen die Asche dieser drei Millionen Juden mit jedem Schnitzel, in das sie beissen, mit jedem Schluck Käse, das sie zerkauen, in sich auf. Die Judenvernichtung hat die Juden zu einem Teil der Deutschen gemacht.”
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