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Dorothee Elmiger

Born

in Wetzikon, Switzerland

January 01, 1985

Genre

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Dorothee Elmiger is a Swiss writer. She presently lives in Switzerland. Elmiger is considered one of the most promising young Swiss writers, especially after winning the second Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, the Kelag Prize, in 2010.

After finishing school her primary schooling, Dorothee Elmiger went to New Hampshire before beginning her studies of philosophy and political sciences at the University of Zurich. She received her professional training at the Swiss Institute for Literature in Biel/Bienne and at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig, where she spent an exchange semester.

In 2008, she competed in Prosanova, a festival for new literature in Hildesheim. In 2009, she was a stipendiary at the literature course in Klagenfurt.

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Average rating: 3.49 · 2,086 ratings · 348 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Drift by Kate Zambreno, Dorothee Elmiger (translator) 3.68 avg rating — 1,612 ratings — published 2020 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Holländerinnen 3.55 avg rating — 1,440 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mutter by Kate Zambreno, Dorothee Elmiger (Translator) 4.16 avg rating — 637 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aus der Zuckerfabrik 3.40 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invitation to the Bold of Heart by Dorothee Elmiger, Katy Derbyshire (Translator) 3.20 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schlafgänger 3.35 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deutscher Buchpreis 2020: Die Nominierten by Birgit Birnbacher, Valerie Fritsch, Bov Bjerg 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Und dann klingelst du bei mir: Geschichten in Leichter Sprache by Christoph Keller (Editor, Afterword), Usama Al Shahmani, Angélique Beldner 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sucre, journal d'une recherche by Dorothee Elmiger, Camille Luscher (Translator), Marina Skalova (Translator) 2.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ord & Bild 3 (2012) Noveller by Martin Engberg (Editor), Beata Agrell (Contributor), Claire Keegan (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“... ein radikaler Wunsch nach Veränderung schlummert seit jeher in meinem Hinterkopf, die fast religiöse Vorstellung einer möglichen Zukunft, artikuliert habe ich sie nie, aber wie eine allerletzte Flasche Wasser stets eng am Körper mit mir durch die Gegend getragen, allein zu leben, aber nicht allein zu sein, das war vielleicht mein größter Wunsch, die Gesellschaft der Bienen ist sehr gut organisiert, sagte mein Vater einmal, aber ist sie gerecht? (128)”
― Dorothee Elmiger, Schlafgänger

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