Helene Hegemann

Helene Hegemann (born 19 February 1992 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German writer, director, and actress. As a young writer her work was highly praised, but her first novel, Axolotl Roadkill, sparked a plagiarism controversy.[1][2] The book has since been translated in various languages.

Hegemann in 2013

Life

She was raised by her divorced mother, a graphic artist and painter. After her mother's death, Hegemann moved in with her father.[3] She began writing and first gained attention with her blog. On 6 December 2007, her play, Ariel 15 premiered in Berlin at Ballhaus Ost, directed by Sebastian Mauksch. Hegemann called her play a literary fairy tale piece.[4] Deutschland Radio adapted it as a radio drama in 2008.[5] That same year, a screenplay she wrote at 14 was developed. It was underwritten by the Federal Cultural Foundation.[6] The resulting film, Torpedo, a youth drama, premiered in 2008 at the Hof International Film Festival and ran in German cinemas in summer 2009. It won the Max Ophüls Prize.[7] Hegemann credits the Jean-Luc Godard film Weekend as a major influence on her writing style.[8]

In 2009, Hegemann played a role in the episodic film Germany 09, by Nicolette Krebitz. Hegemann appeared in the segment "Die Unvollendete", where Ulrike Meinhof and Susan Sontag meet.

Hegemann lives in Berlin[9] with her partner Andrea Hanna Hünniger and studies at a high school for non-traditional students.

In 2013, her second novel Jage zwei Tiger and in 2018 the third novel Bungalow were published.

Works

Books
  • Axolotl Roadkill, Ullstein, 22 January 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08792-9
    • Axolotl Roadkill / druk 1, Translator Marcel Misset, Arbeiderspers, 2010, ISBN 978-90-295-7359-7
    • Roadkill, Translator I. Amico Di Meane, Einaudi, 2010, ISBN 978-88-06-20507-2
    • Axolotl Roadkill, Constable & Robinson Limited, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84901-054-2
  • Jage zwei Tiger, Hanser, 26 August 2013, ISBN 978-3-446-24367-5
  • Bungalow, Hanser, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-446-25317-9

Movies
  • Torpedo 2008, (Director, Writer) [10]
  • Axolotl Overkill 2017 (Director, Writer) [11]

See also

References
  1. "Helene Hegemann, the art of cut and paste". Berliner Zeitung. 11 February 2010.
  2. Nicholas Kulish (February 11, 2010). "Author, 17, Says It's 'Mixing,' Not Plagiarism". The New York Times.
  3. Rapp, Tobias (18 January 2010). "Autoren: Das Wunderkind der Boheme". Der Spiegel – via Spiegel Online.
  4. "- Ballhaus Ost". www.ballhausost.de.
  5. "- Ariel 15 – oder die Grundlagen der Verlorenheit".
  6. "::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Credo:film :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  7. Weißmüller, Laura (25 September 2018). "Katapultiert ins Elend der Jugend" – via Sueddeutsche.de.
  8. "HELENE IN HYSTERIALAND". 032c. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. Lutz, Cosima (20 January 2010). "Jung-Autorin: Hegemann feiert die Kommune im Kapitalismus". Die Welt – via www.welt.de.
  10. "Alleskino- Torpedo". Alleskino.
  11. "Axolotl Overkill". IMDB.

Further reading
  • Daniel Stich, Axolotl Roadkill und die Plagiatsdebatte: Welche erzählerische Funktion haben die unausgewiesenen Zitate im Roman Helene Hegemanns?, GRIN Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-640-96776-6
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