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Eugen Ruge (born 24 June 1954 in Sosva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union) is a German writer, director and translator from Russian. In 2011 he won the German Book Prize for In Times of Fading Light.

Eugen Ruge
Born	24 June 1954  (age 67)
Awards	German Book Prize (In Times of Fading Light, 2011) Mainzer Stadtschreiber (2020–2021)

Life and work

Ruge is the son of the East German historian Wolfgang Ruge [de], who had once been deported to Siberia by the Soviet state. At the age of two, Ruge came to East Berlin with his parents. After studying mathematics at Humboldt University, he worked as a research assistant at the GDR Academy of Sciences. In 1986, he began his career as a writer, documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. In 1988, he emigrated to West Germany. Since 1989 he has worked mainly as a writer for theatre, radio and film. In 2011 he debuted as a novelist with the title In Times of Fading Light, which won the German Book Prize and the Alfred Döblin Prize. The novel has been translated into English by Anthea Bell.

As a translator from Russian, Ruge has translated Chekhov among others. He is the father of four children and divides his time between Berlin and Rügen.

Works

• In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts : Roman einer Familie ISBN 978-3-499-25412-3, OCLC 966298390
  • In times of fading light : the story of a family, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Graywolf Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-55597-679-8, OCLC 903174340[1][2][3]
• Cabo de Gata ISBN 978-3-499-26748-2, OCLC 982988693
  • Cabo de Gata a novel, Minneapolis, Minnesota Graywolf Press 2016. ISBN 978-1-55597-757-3, OCLC 962075039[4]

References

External links

• Author's Biography

На других языках

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[de] Eugen Ruge

Eugen Ruge (* 24. Juni 1954 in Soswa, Oblast Swerdlowsk, Sowjetunion) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, Regisseur und Übersetzer aus dem Russischen. 2011 gewann er mit seinem Roman In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts den Deutschen Buchpreis.[1][2]

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- [en] Eugen Ruge

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[ru] Руге, Ойген

Ойген Руге (нем. Eugen Ruge, род. 24 июня 1954, Сосьва, Свердловская область, РСФСР, СССР) — немецкий писатель, режиссёр и переводчик Чехова. Лауреат Немецкой книжной премии  (нем.) (рус. 2011 года.[2][3]

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