Dmitrij Kapitelman
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Dmitrij Kapitelman

Dmitrij Kapitelman was born in Kiev in 1986 and came to Germany with his family as a "quota refugee" at the age of eight. He studied in Leipzig and graduated from the German School of Journalism in Munich. Today he works as a freelance journalist. In 2016 he published his first successful book The Smile of My Invisible Father, for which he won the Klaus Michael Kühne Prize.

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A Formality in Kiev

A Formality in Kiev

“Dmitrij Kapitelman writes about love and rootlessness in a way that we all understand in our hearts.” - Lily Brett

“Only through this book is it possible to understand ...

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My Invisible Father`s Smile

My Invisible Father`s Smile

Can a shop specialising in Russian products be a home in Leipzig? This is where Leonid Kapitelman spends his days until his son wants to know where his often-grouchy father – who can just as ...

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Dmitrij Kapitelman

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Dmitrij Kapitelman: Eine Formalie in Kiew

Erding
Stadtbücherei Erding,
Aeferleinweg 1,
85435 Erding

Dmitrij Kapitelman: Eine Formalie in Kiew

Krumbach
Mittelschwäbisches Heimatmuseum,
Heinrich-Sinz-Str. 3,
86381 Krumbach

Dmitrij Kapitelman: Eine Formalie in Kiew

Ettlingen
LilleHus Café,
Horbachstraße 2,
76275 Ettlingen

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Presse

"Dmitrij Kapitelman kann unglaublich genau beschreiben und ungeheuer lebhaft das Beschriebene diskutieren. Eine große Begabung." Jens Jessen, Die Zeit, 24.11.16

Awards

2021 Buchpreis Familienroman der Stiftung Ravensburger Verlag

2016 Klaus-Michael Kühne-Preis