Janne
Teller
(Dinamarca, 1964) esunanovelistadanesadeorigenAustro-Alemán. Su
obra literaria, que incluyeensayosycuentos, ha recibidonumerosospremios
yhasido traducidaa22 idiomas.Desdesudebut con lanovela“La islade
Odínen100“, hapublicadonumerosos librosquesehanconvertidobest-
sellers. Consunovela“Nada“, ganóel premioChildren’sBookPrizeotorgado
por elMinistrodeCulturadesupaís. Entresusnovelasmásdestacadasestá
“Europa“, sobre la importanciade lahistoriaen laguerrayenel amor, situada
enel conflictode losBalcanesy“Ven“, un relatosobre laéticaenel artey la
vidamoderna. JanneTeller, quienhizoestudiosdeEconomía, ha trabajado
conorganizaciones internacionalesen la resolucióndeconflictosen lugares
comoTanzania,MozambiqueyBangladesh. En1995dejósupuestoen las
ONUparadedicarse tiempocompletoa la literatura. Actualmente, Teller vive
enNuevaYork.
(1964).Danishnovelist ofAustrian-German familybackground.Her literature
that also includesessaysandshort stories, has receivednumerous literary
grantsandawards, and is today translated into22 languages. Sinceher 1999
debut novel, thehighlyacclaimedmodernNordicsaga“Odin’s Island“about
political and religious fanaticism, shehaspublishedseveral best-sellingand
awardwinningnovels. “Nothing“, Teller’sexistential andso far onlynovel for
youngadults, is thewinner of the importantBestChildren’sBookPrize from
theDanishCulturalMinistry. Amongher other novelsare“Europa, all that
you lackabout thesignificanceof history“ inwar and loveset in the1990’s
Balkans, aswell as“Come”, abrief and intenseexistential novel about ethics
inart andmodern life.Originallyeducatedasamacroeconomist, JanneTeller
has livedandworkedwithhumanitarianandconflict resolutionmatters in
placesasdiverseasTanzania,MozambiqueandBangladesh. In1995, she left
her professional careerwith theUnitedNations toconcentrate fullyonher
literature. Shehas livedandworkedall over theworld. Today, she resides in
NewYork.
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