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Helene Hegemann

Helene Hegemann

German writer, director, and actress (born 1992)

Helene Hegemann (born 19 February 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.

Hegemann in 2013

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 International 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.

In 2013, her second novel Jage zwei Tiger and in 2018 the third novel Bungalow were published.

Works

Books

  • Axolotl Roadkill, Ullstein, 22 January 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08792-9
  • Jage zwei Tiger, Hanser, 26 August 2013, ISBN 978-3-446-24367-5
  • Bungalow, Hanser, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-446-25317-9

Movies

  • Torpedo 2008, (Director, Writer) [10]
  • Axolotl Overkill 2017 (Director, Writer) [11]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Helene Hegemann, the art of cut and paste". Berliner Zeitung. 11 February 2010.
  2. [2]
    Nicholas Kulish (February 11, 2010). "Author, 17, Says It's 'Mixing,' Not Plagiarism". The New York Times.
  3. [3]
    Rapp, Tobias (18 January 2010). "Autoren: Das Wunderkind der Boheme". Der Spiegel – via Spiegel Online.
  4. [4]
    "- Ballhaus Ost". www.ballhausost.de.
  5. [5]
    "- Ariel 15 – oder die Grundlagen der Verlorenheit".
  6. [6]
    "::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Credo:film :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  7. [7]
    Weißmüller, Laura (25 September 2018). "Katapultiert ins Elend der Jugend" – via Sueddeutsche.de.
  8. [8]
    "HELENE IN HYSTERIALAND". 032c. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. [9]
    Lutz, Cosima (20 January 2010). "Jung-Autorin: Hegemann feiert die Kommune im Kapitalismus". Die Welt – via www.welt.de.
  10. [10]
    "Alleskino- Torpedo". Alleskino.
  11. [11]
    "Axolotl Overkill". IMDB.

Further reading

  • 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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