Eleonora Hummel German writer and novelist Country: Germany

1. Biography of Eleonora Hummel
2. Summary of "Die Fische von Berlin"

Biography of Eleonora Hummel

Eleonora Hummel, a German writer and novelist, was born in 1970 in Kazakhstan. From early childhood, she developed a love for literature. In 1980, her family moved to the North Caucasus region, and in 1982, they settled in East Germany.

After completing school, Eleonora initially pursued a career as a physics laboratory assistant for two years. However, she found a greater passion for language studies. In the early 90s, she obtained a second education as a secretary with knowledge of foreign languages, specializing in English and Spanish.

Since 1995, Eleonora has been actively engaged in literary activities. She has published prose works and articles in numerous literary journals. In 2001, she received a scholarship for the 5th literature course in Klagenfurt. In 2002, she was awarded the Russian-German Prize for literature in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

At the invitation of the Literary House in Munich, Eleonora worked on her first novel in a text workshop for novelists. In 2003, she received a literary scholarship to stay in the creative village of Schöppingen. Her novel "Die Fische von Berlin" (The Fish of Berlin), published by Steidl/Göttingen in 2005, earned Eleonora Hummel the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize from the Robert Bosch Foundation in 2006.

For her work on the project "Venus im Fenster" (Venus in the Window), Eleonora Hummel received a scholarship from the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony. She currently resides in Dresden with her husband and two children.

Summary of "Die Fische von Berlin"

Eleonora Hummel's novel "Die Fische von Berlin" (The Fish of Berlin) tells the story of her own family's history: the lives of Russian Germans in the Soviet Union and their subsequent relocation to Germany. The author portrays the relationships between two nations, Germans and Russians, through the lens of her protagonist, a young girl named Alina. The novel offers a glimpse into the world through the eyes of a naive child, making it accessible to all readers. "Die Fische von Berlin" was published in Göttingen in 2005.