Anna-Katharina Gien (born April 29, 1991 [1] in Munich) is a German writer and columnist.
Gien is the daughter of the Germanist Gabriele Gien. She grew up in Munich and Augsburg. [2] She studied cultural studies and art history in Berlin and Florence. [3] After working for various art institutions, artistic projects and as a freelance author for art magazines, she devoted herself increasingly to literary and essayistic writing. From 2018, she wrote a column for the magazine Monopol under the title Das wird schon. [4] She writes articles and essays for Die Zeit and Zeit Online [5] as well as art magazines and catalogs. [6] [7] Her texts often deal with power and desire, economies of the female body, [8] the fragility of perception, submission and love [9] and work with influences from the visual arts, [10] the nouvelle vague, symbolism and horror. [11] [12]
In 2019, her debut novel M, co-written with Marlene Stark, was published by Matthes & Seitz Berlin. [13] [14] [15] A theater adaptation was planned for 2020 at the Berliner Schaubühne, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]
Anna-Katharina Gien (born April 29, 1991 [1] in Munich) is a German writer and columnist.
Gien is the daughter of the Germanist Gabriele Gien. She grew up in Munich and Augsburg. [2] She studied cultural studies and art history in Berlin and Florence. [3] After working for various art institutions, artistic projects and as a freelance author for art magazines, she devoted herself increasingly to literary and essayistic writing. From 2018, she wrote a column for the magazine Monopol under the title Das wird schon. [4] She writes articles and essays for Die Zeit and Zeit Online [5] as well as art magazines and catalogs. [6] [7] Her texts often deal with power and desire, economies of the female body, [8] the fragility of perception, submission and love [9] and work with influences from the visual arts, [10] the nouvelle vague, symbolism and horror. [11] [12]
In 2019, her debut novel M, co-written with Marlene Stark, was published by Matthes & Seitz Berlin. [13] [14] [15] A theater adaptation was planned for 2020 at the Berliner Schaubühne, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]