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Photo of Daniela Krien, Maurice Haas / © Diogenes Verlag
Daniela Krien

Daniela Krien, born in Neu-Kaliß, Germany, in 1975, studied communication, media, and cultural studies in Leipzig. Since 2010 she has been a freelance writer. Her novels Love in Case of Emergency and The Fire were on the bestseller list for months and have been translated into numerous languages. Daniela Krien has two daughters and lives in Leipzig.

Photo: Maurice Haas / © Diogenes Verlag

Books

Daniela Krien
Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything
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Daniela Krien
Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything
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Quotes

Katrin Schumacher
MDR Kultur, Leipzig

»And there it is again – love – and the question of what consistency it actually has. Krien depicts it masterfully.«

Rainer Moritz
Laudatio Sächsischer Literaturpreis

»›Knowledge of human nature and the wisdom of life‹ - yes, that may be the secret of Daniela Krien’s literature. A knowledge of human nature and a wisdom that’s reflected in her style.«

Rainer Moritz
Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Cologne

»Daniela Krien is a master of the succinct form.«

Richard Kämmerlings
Welt am Sonntag, Berlin

»Krien is masterful when it comes to letting her characters’ everyday lives illuminate the big questions.«

Angela Wittmann
Brigitte, Hamburg

»Along with her wit and crystal- clear gaze, Krien is also a master of compassion.«

Rainer Moritz
Laudatory speech ›Saxonian Prize for Literature‹ 2020

»›Knowledge of human nature and the wisdom of life‹ — yes, that may be the secret of Daniela Krien’s literature. A knowledge of human nature and a wisdom that’s reflected in her style.«

Anne-Dore Krohn
rbb, Berlin

»[Daniela Krien’s] books are filled to the brim with wisdom.«

Denis Scheck
ARD, Mainz

»Like her great predecessor Jane Austen, the German writer Daniela Krien is an expert in relationships.«

Knut Hoem
NRK, Oslo

»Daniela Krien is a European Elizabeth Strout.«

News

Daniela Krien's The Fire longlisted for 2024 ›Dublin Literary Award‹
The Fire by Daniela Krien is on the 2024 ›Dublin Literary Award‹ longlist. Foreign rights sold: Catalan (Bromera / Més...
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The Fire by Daniela Krien to be published in 8 languages
With French, Croatian and Serbian rights just sold to Albin Michel, Fraktura and Booka, The Fire is going to be published in...
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Love in Case of Emergency by Daniela Krien praised by English-speaking media, to be published in 26 languages
British and Irish press are raving about the MacLehose edition of Love in Case of Emergency: »Highly recommended« Sunday...
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Daniela Krien receives the Saxonian Prize for Literature
Daniela Krien will receive this year’s Saxonian Prize for Literature (Sächsischer Literaturpreis) for her works. The award...
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Daniela Krien’s works make their way in the world – and to the screen
Daniela Krien’s Love in Case of Emergency will be published as Love in Five Acts by MacLehose in April 2021. If you would...
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Daniela Krien’s Love in Five Acts to be published in 20 languages
Daniela Krien is keeping us busy. With Estonian rights sold to Varrak, we’re at 20 languages in total so far. We have sold...
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Daniela Krien's Love in Case of Emergency: Spiegel bestseller #5
Daniela Krien's Love in Case of Emergency entered the Spiegel bestseller list at #15 on publication and has since climbed to...
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Movie adaptations

2023
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Awards

2025

›Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis‹ der Stadt Aachen

2025

›Gellert-Preis‹ in der Kategorie Literatur

2024

Englische Übersetzung von Der Brand auf der Longlist des ›Dublin Literary Award‹

2024

Mein drittes Leben auf der Longlist des ›Deutschen Buchpreises‹

2024

Mein drittes Leben für das ›Lieblingsbuch der Unabhängigen‹ nominiert

2022

Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen für den ›Deutschen Drehbuchpreis‹ nominiert

2021

Der Brand für das ›Lieblingsbuch der Unabhängigen‹ nominiert

2020

Die Liebe im Ernstfall auf der Shortlist für den Literaturpreis ›Text & Sprache‹ des Kulturkreises deutsche Wirtschaft

2020

›Sächsischer Literaturpreis‹ für ihre bisherigen Prosawerke

2019

Die Liebe im Ernstfall für ›Lieblingsbuch der Unabhängigen‹ nominiert

2015

›Nicolas-Born-Debütpreis‹ für Muldental (Erzählband)