Christian Kracht is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists Christian Kracht as Swiss novelist and journalist (born 1966).
Christian Kracht was born at Saanen in 1966. His recorded nationality is Germany. He was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and Schule Schloss Salem.
Contemporary publishing is global and fast, with translation, festivals and prizes doing much of the work that critics once did.
He worked as journalist, writer and science fiction writer.
The writing is recorded in German.
His work is classed as fiction and pop literature.
Among his best-known works are I'll be here in sunshine and in shadow, Faserland and Imperium. Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
The honours record reads: Swiss Book Prize (2016) and Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize (2012).
That the work was written from Germany matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Christian Kracht is still writing, and the shape of the body of work is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Swiss Book Prize — 2016
- Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize — 2012
- Notable work: I'll be here in sunshine and in shadow
- Notable work: Faserland
- Notable work: Imperium
- Notable work: The Dead
- Genres: fiction and pop literature
