Jan Turovski
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Jan Turovski (* 1939 in Bielefeld) is a German writer. Since his debut novel The Sundays of Mr. Kopanski from 1988 he has published numerous novels, poems and short stories.[1] [2]
Life[edit]
After attending a scientific high school, Turovski completed commercial training and voice training, opera. He also attended courses at the University of Cambridge and obtained the Cambridge University Certificate of Proficiency in English, as well as the Cambridge Diploma in English Language and Contemporary literature. During his time in England he also worked as a student trainee at the London luxury department store Selfridges Ltd. He then moved to Paris, where he attended literature lectures at the Collège de France and attended courses at the Sorbonne. He obtained the Sorbonne Diplôme de langue et civilization françaises and the Lettres Modernes.
In 1988 Turovski's late debut novel Die Sonntage des Herr Kopanski was published by the renowned Zurich publishing house Benziger.[3] Since then he has published poems, short stories and novels, some in English and French. His novels have been published mainly by Klaus Servene since 2013. In addition, Turovski worked on die horen, The London Magazine, various poetry anthologies, as well as on Rowohlts Don Juan anthology Stories between love and death.
Turovski repeatedly stayed in the United States for long periods of time. He lives in Bonn.
Awards[edit]
- Cambridge University Literary Magazine Granta Award for the short story Purgatory
- Cambridge University Literary Magazine Granta Award for the short story The Witness
- Cambridge University Literary Magazine Granta Award for the short story Blue Glass
- Prix Littéraire Européen Arthur Rimbaud 2000 for the unpublished manuscripts of the novel Sophie fatale... and the collection of poems The Blue Province
Works[edit]
- The Sundays of Mr. Kopanski, (Roman), Zurich: Benziger, 1988 ISBN 3-545-36460-7 Search this book on
.[4]; New edition, Hamburg: edition andiamo, 2018 ISBN 978-3-7460-4307-4 Search this book on . - The Father's Back, (novel), Sankt Augustin: Avlos, 1995; New edition, Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2013 ISBN 978-3-936625-76-9 Search this book on .[5]
- Vor(w)orte der Liebe, (poems), Sankt Augustin: Avlos, 1997
- Sweet Home , (short stories), Sofia: Izd.
- Berni, Bastian and Therese, (novella), Bonn: Bouvier, 2012 ISBN 978-3-416-03355-8 Search this book on .
- Sophie fatale ..., (novel), Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2014 ISBN 978-3-936625-75-2 Search this book on .[6][7]
- The proverbial life, (novel), Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2014 ISBN 978-3-936625-77-6 Search this book on .[8][9]
- The long arm, (novel), Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2015 ISBN 978-3-936625-64-6 Search this book on .[10][11]
- Almut's affairs, (novel), Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2015 ISBN 978-3-936625-78-3 Search this book on .[12][13]
- Millinger's Bart, (novel), Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2016 ISBN 978-3-936625-79-0 Search this book on .[14][15]
- Polish Villages, (Roman), Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2016 ISBN 978-3-936625-80-6 Search this book on .[16][17]
- The case of Odile Féret, (novel), Mannheim: Andiamo Verlag, 2017 ISBN 978-3-936625-85-1 Search this book on .[18][19]
- Kopanski returns (novel), Hamburg: edition andiamo, 2018 ISBN 978-3-7460-8074-1 Search this book on .[20]
- Madame Bourgin (Roman), Hamburg: edition andiamo, 2018 ISBN 978-3-7481-1246-4 Search this book on .[21][22]
- Nowhere Point (Roman), edition andiamo, 2020 ISBN 978-3-7504-5811-6 Search this book on .[23][24]
- The trace of Louise B. (novel), edition andiamo, 2020 ISBN 978-3-7519-7408-0 Search this book on .[25][26]
- Fifth district (Paris poems), edition andiamo, 2020 ISBN 978-3-7526-7943-4 Search this book on .[27][28]
- Das rote Bonbon (Short Stories), edition andiamo, 2021 ISBN 978 -3-7534-3083-6 3753430836 Search this book on .[29]
- Lea, Leona ... (Roman), edition andiamo, 2021 ISBN 978-3-7543-6880-0 Search this book on .
External links[edit]
- Works by or about Jan Turovski in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- The Bonner Generalanzeiger on Jan Turovski, several book reviews in german
- Mannheimer Morgen on Jan Turovski, several book reviews in german
References[edit]
- ↑ Life reference for example on Online-Merker in german, retrieved 2/26/2022
- ↑ Awards references for example in: German Newspaper Bonner Generalanzeiger, retrieved 2/26/2022.
- ↑ DIE ZEIT on "The Sundays of Mr. Kopanski", Alain Claude Sulzer, accessed on February 1, 2022
- ↑ DIE ZEIT on "The Sundays of Mr. Kopanski", accessed on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review The Father's Back, Mannheimer Morgen, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Sophie fatale" Bonner Generalanzeiger March 20, 2014, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Sophie fatale" Mannheimer Morgen April 26, 2014, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "The Proverbial Life" Mannheimer Morgen November 5, 2014, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "The proverbial life" Bonner Generalanzeiger October 7, 2014, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Der Lange Arm" Mannheimer Morgen May 9, 2015, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ "The Long Arm" - Bonner Generalanzeiger, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Almut's Affaires" in the Bonner Generalanzeiger September 24, 2015, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Almuts Affaires" in Mannheimer Morgen January 15, 2015, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Millinger's Bart" Bonner Generalanzeiger April 20, 2016, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Millingers Bart" in Mannheimer Morgen June 13, 2016, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Note on "Polish Villages" Bonner Generalanzeiger August 12, 2016, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Polish Villages" Mannheimer Morgen September 8, 2016, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ In search of childhood love - review "The Odile Féret case" Bonner Generalanzeiger July 19, 2017, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ "The Odile Féret case" Mannheimer Morgen 11. August 2017, retrieved February 1, 2022
- ↑ "Kopanski is returning" in Mannheimer Morgen 23./24. May 2018, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Madame Bourgin" Bonner Generalanzeiger December 2018, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Madame Bourgin" Mannheimer Morgen, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Nowhere Point" Mannheimer Morgen June 2020, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Nowhere Point" Bonner Generalanzeiger July 2020, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "The trace of Louise B." Bonner Generalanzeiger December 2020, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "The trace of Louise B." Mannheimer Morgen December 30, 2020, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ Review "Fifth District" Bonner Generalanzeiger March 2021, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ "Fifth District" Mannheimer Morgen March 2021, retrieved on February 1, 2022
- ↑ -_arid,1844439.html "The red candy" in Mannheimer Morgen August 2021,accessed February 1, 2022
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