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Kim de l'Horizon
At the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022
At the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022
BornDominik Holzer
(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32)[1]
Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland[2]
Occupation
  • Writer
  • thespian[3]
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Notable worksBlutbuch[a]
Notable awards

Kim de l'Horizon (born Dominik Holzer; 9 May 1992) is a Swiss nonbinary[4] novelist, playwright and thespian.[5][6] In 2022, they[b] won the German Book Prize and the Swiss Book Prize for their debut novel Blutbuch.[9][10][11][a]

Early life and education

De l'Horizon was born Dominik Holzer[12] in Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland on 9 May 1992.[1][c] De l'Horizon moved to the canton of Zürich at the age of seven, and attended gymnasium in Winterthur.[1][15] De l'Horizon started started using a pen name, an anagram of his legal first name and last name.[16]

De l'Horizon studied German, film, and theater at the University of Zurich, as well as literary writing at the Swiss Literary Institute [fr] in Biel, Bern.[1][17] They are pursuing a master's degree in transdisciplinary studies at the Zurich University of the Arts.[13][17]

Career

De l'Horizon is an editor of the literary magazine Delirium [de].[17] In 2014, credited as Dominik Holzer, de l'Horizon was a co/author of the Szenart production Industrial Radio in cooperation with Radio Kanal K and the Aargauer Literaturhaus Lenzburg.[18][19] As a member of the collective E0b0ff,[17] credited as author Dominik Holzer,[20][21] de l'Horizon wrote the text of, acted in, and developed costumes for the production Wie eine Barke das Meer aus Testosteron durchpflügen ('Plow through the sea of testosterone like a barge'), which the collective staged in 2017.[3] Between 2017 and 2019 de l'Horizon contributed to the Swiss magazine Tsüri.[22]

De l'Horizon was the 2021–2022 resident author at the Bern Theatre.[13] In September 2022, the theater hosted the premiere of de l'Horizon's play Hänsel & Greta & The Big Bad Witch, the first in a planned series of what de l'Horizon classifies as "posthumanist theater" plays.[23][24] They are also the author of the 2021 play Dann mach Limonade, Bitch ('Then make lemonade, bitch').[25][26]

De l'Horizon won numerous prizes, including the 2015 Treibhaus and the OpenNet competition at the Solothurn Literaturtage für Prosa (Literature Days for Prose), the Textstreich competition for poetry, the Dramenprozessor 2020 sponsorship award from the Winkelwiese theater and a short film competition from the German daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung.[27]

Blutbuch

External videos
video icon German Book Prize award ceremony[28]

De l'Horizon's debut novel, Blutbuch,[a] is an autofictional novel about secrets and silences within a family, and took de l'Horizon ten years to write.[9][14] In the novel, the non-binary narrator resides in Zürich, after having escaped from life in a small conservative village in Switzerland.[9] Once the narrator's grandmother starts to suffer from dementia, the narrator begins to open up.[9]

In 2022, de l'Horizon won the Literature Prize of the Jürgen Ponto Foundation [de], the German Book Prize, and the Swiss Book Prize for Blutbuch.[17][6][5][11] The jury for the German Book Prize based their decision on the "urgency and literary innovative power" of de l'Horizon's novel, which they were "provoked and enthusiastic" about.[5][6][9] De l'Horizon became the first non-binary person to win the German Book Prize.[29][4]

During the award ceremony for the German Book Prize, de l'Horizon intoned the song Nightcall by Kavinsky[30] before shaving their head in a sign of solidarity with women in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, and dedicated the prize to them.[10][d] De l'Horizon's gesture was met with cheers and a standing ovation from the audience.[28] Sabine Kieselbach of Deutsche Welle stated that this sort of reception had never happened before in the history of the German Book Prize.[33] After the ceremony, de l'Horizon was the target of threats and online vitriol.[33][34][35] People gave Blutbuch one-star reviews on Amazon, and security was provided for de l'Horizon's appearances at the Frankfurt Book Fair.[34]

Personal life

De l'Horizon lives in Zürich and speaks Bernese German.[1][15] They consider themself genderfluid.[1][15] They regards Kim de l'Horizon as a fictional character ("Autorenkunstfigur [de]") who studies witchcraft with the feminist writer Starhawk.[1][15][25]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Blutbuch" may be translated as either "copper beech" in Swiss German, or "blood book" in standard German, where "blood" could refer to the liquid, to violence, and to familial relations.
  2. ^ De l'Horizon is non-binary.[7] According to their Instagram profile, they either use no pronouns or dey/dem pronouns, German-language neopronouns equivalent to they/them.[8]
  3. ^ A fictional biography of de l'Horizon states that they were born in 2666 on Gethen.[13][14] De l'Horizon states that this is both a reference to the novel 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (which represents the future to de l'Horizon) and the novel The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (in which people on the planet Gethen do not have a fixed gender).[14]
  4. ^ People have cut their hair to protest the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being taken into custody by the Iranian morality police for allegedly wearing a hijab in a manner that violated the dress code.[31][32]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g ""Wir werden insgesamt als Sündenböcke missbraucht"". Blick (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. ^ "Kim de l'Horizon aus Ostermundigen gewinnt Deutschen Buchpreis - Regionaljournal Bern Freiburg Wallis - SRF". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ^ a b "Wie eine Barke das Meer aus Testosteron durchpflügen — e0b0ff". e0b0ff.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  4. ^ a b "Bending Gender's Rules, in Life and in German Grammar". The New York Times. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  5. ^ a b c "Kim de l'Horizon, née en Suisse, reçoit le Prix allemand du livre" [Kim de l'Horizon, born in Switzerland, receives the German Book Prize]. SwissInfo (in Swiss French). Keystone-ATS. 2022-10-17. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  6. ^ a b c "Deutscher Buchpreis für Kim de l'Horizon" [German Book Prize for Kim de l'Horizon]. RTL News (in German). 2022-10-17. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  7. ^ Jandl, Paul (2022-09-06). "Wie es ist, in einem Körper zu leben, der sich wie Fiktion anfühlt" [What it's like to live in a body that feels like fiction]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zürich, Switzerland. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  8. ^ de l'Horizon, Kim. "Instagram profile". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  9. ^ a b c d e Lehnen, Christine (2022-10-17). "Deutscher Buchpreis geht an Kim de l'Horizon" [German Book Prize goes to Kim de l'Horizon]. Deutsche Welle (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  10. ^ a b "Swiss author shaves head on stage after winning award". Radio France Internationale. Agence France-Presse. 2022-10-17. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  11. ^ a b swissinfo.ch/gw. "Kim de l'Horizon wins Swiss Book Prize". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  12. ^ "Kim de l'Horizon writes about losses and injuries". Switzerland Times. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  13. ^ a b c "Akademie der Künste, Berlin". adk.de. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  14. ^ a b c "Kim de l'Horizon: "Meine Klassenscham ist klarer als meine Geschlechterscham"". ZEIT ONLINE ze.tt (in German). 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  15. ^ a b c d Roth, Rafaela (2022-09-03). "Blutbuch-Autor:in Kim de l'Horizon: Hype oder Befreiungsschlag?". NZZ Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  16. ^ Scheu, René (2022-10-30). "Das Sternchen und der Sprachputsch von oben". Blick (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Kim de l'Horizon | Autoren". DuMont Buchverlag. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  18. ^ "Industrial Radio". www.ruthhuber.ch. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  19. ^ Kuster, Sabine (2020-11-18). "«Industrial Radio»: Torfeld Nord erwacht dank Theaterverein Szenart zu Leben". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  20. ^ "Theater im goldenen Käfig – Saiten – Ostschweizer Kulturmagazin und Veranstaltungskalender". Saiten – Ostschweizer Kulturmagazin und Veranstaltungskalender – Das Ostschweizer Kulturmagazin Saiten berichtet über Kultur und Politik – mit grossem, täglich aktuellem Veranstaltungskalender. (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  21. ^ Kugler, Hansruedi (2019-03-17). "Auf dem Sprung zum Theaterprofi". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  22. ^ "Dominik Holzer". Tsüri.ch #MirSindTsüri (in German). 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  23. ^ AG, update; www.update.ch. "Hänsel & Greta & The Big Bad Witch". buehnenbern.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  24. ^ Hofmann, Monika (2022-09-20). "Theaterstück «Hänsel & Greta & The Big Bad Witch»". RaBe Info (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  25. ^ a b "Dann mach Limonade, Bitch". schaefersphilippen (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  26. ^ "Theater Winkelwiese - Kim de l'Horizon". Theater Winkelwiese (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  27. ^ ""Deutscher Buchpreis 2022": Kim de l'Horizon gewinnt mit dem "Blutbuch"". Leadersnet » Business-News & Events (in German). 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  28. ^ a b "Preisverleihung 2022: Roman des Jahres" [Awards Ceremony 2022: Novel of the Year]. Deutscher Buchpreis (in German). 2022-10-17. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  29. ^ "Nach Auszeichnung mit Deutschem Buchpreis: Kim de l'Horizon wird queerfeindlich bedroht". Aktuelle News (in German). 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  30. ^ "Warum Kim de l'Horizon diesen Song sang (Podcast)". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  31. ^ Badshah, Nadeem (2022-09-29). "Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cuts her hair in protest over death of Mahsa Amini". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  32. ^ Satran, Rory (2022-10-06). "Why Women Are Chopping Their Hair for Iran's Mahsa Amini". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-20. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2022-10-07 suggested (help)
  33. ^ a b "Nonbinary author's win is exciting – DW – 10/19/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  34. ^ a b Nachrichten, Stuttgarter; Stuttgart; Germany (2022-10-20). "Nach Auszeichnung mit Buchpreis: Kim de l'Horizon wird bedroht". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  35. ^ "Nach Buchpreis-Ehrung: Kim de l'Horizon wird bedroht - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
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