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 Christa Ludwig in 2018 | |
| Born | Christa Schnorrenberg (1949-11-01)1 November 1949 (age 76) |
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| Awards | Eichendorff-Literaturpreis |
Christa Ludwig (née Schnorrenberg; born 1 November 1949)[1] is a German teacher, writer and editor, specializing in books for young people. She taught atSchule Schloss Salem before turning to freelance writing. After books and series related to horses, a novel about the Jerusalem years ofElse Lasker-Schüler was published in 2018. She received theEichendorff-Literaturpreis.
Born inWolfhagen,[1] Ludwig attended theGoethe-Gymnasium inDortmund and majored inGerman studies and English[1] at theUniversity of Münster from 1968, then in Berlin to 1974, where she subsequently worked as a teacher.[2] Later she moved to work at the boarding schoolSchule Schloss Salem, in the department housed atHohenfels Castle inHohenfels, Konstanz.[2]
Ludwig's first published work, a fable play entitledDie Kinder und die Tiere im Weltenreich Volumien, was originally written for her pupils; it was published in 1983 as a one-off special edition in a small number of copies.[3] From 1989 onwards, she has worked as a freelance writer. She is known for books for young people andyoung adults. Her many years of experience with horses resulted in the six-volume seriesHufspuren (Hoof prints), which was read especially by young horse lovers.[4] This was followed by the volumesHimmelshuf (Heaven's hoof) andMähnenmeer (Sea of manes) as well as other books on the subject of horses, but also individual works for adult readers.[4]
Ludwig received ascholarship from the "Förderkreis deutscher Schriftsteller" in 1998.[4] In August 2001, an audio play after her story "Pendelblut" (Pendulum blood), produced and broadcast byNDR, was chosen as theHörspiel des Monats [de] (audio play of the month). In 2005, her novelCarlos in der Nacht (Carlos in the night) was shortlisted for theGoldene Leslie for the best German-language book for young people of the year.[4] She wrote a novel about the late years of the lyricistElse Lasker-Schüler in Jerusalem,Ein Bündel Wegerich[5] (A Sheaf of Plantain).[6] The book was developed over 20 years, supported by a travel grant for research in Jerusalem.[5] It was published in 2018, ready for the poet's 150th anniversary of birth in 2019.[7] She was awarded theEichendorff-Literaturpreis then, with the jury saying "Her publications are sensitive and insistent, they are educating and full of inner sympathies for human and nature."[6]
Ludwig is a member of theVerband deutscher Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller and of theAutorenkreis Historischer Roman Quo Vadis [de], an association of authors of historical novels.[2] Since 2014, she has been editor and co-editor of the annual literary and cultural magazineMauerläufer.[8] She performs readings from her books in Germany.[7]
Ludwig is married and lives in Hohenfels; the couple has three adult sons.[4][5]
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