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Zsuzsa Bánk (born 24 October 1965, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German writer.

Zsuzsa Bánk
Bánk in 2006
Born	(1965-10-24) 24 October 1965 (age 56) Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Alma mater	University of Mainz
Occupation	Writer
Awards	Aspekte-Literaturpreis 2002 Der Schwimmer Adelbert von Chamisso Prize 2004

Her parents moved to Germany after the Hungarian revolution of 1956 and she studied journalism, political science, and literature at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and in Washington, D.C.

She has received several literature awards, such as the 2002 Aspekte-Literaturpreis given to the best debut novel written in German[1] and the 2004 Adelbert von Chamisso Prize. She lives in Frankfurt am Main with her husband and two children.

Works

• Der Schwimmer (The Swimmer), Novel, S. Fischer, Frankfurt/Main 2002, TB 2004 ISBN 3-596-15248-8
• Heißester Sommer, Short stories, S. Fischer, Frankfurt/Main 2005, ISBN 3-10-005221-8
• Die hellen Tage, Novel, S. Fischer, Frankfurt/Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-10-005222-3

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