Stefanie de Velasco (born 1978 in Oberhausen) is a German novelist as well as contributor to such publications as Die Zeit, Zitty, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.[1] Born to a Spanish immigrant mother and a German father, de Velasco grew up in the Rhineland and studied in Bonn, Berlin and Warsaw. Her debut novel Tigermilch was published in 2013 to critical and commercial success.[2][3] It has been translated into numerous languages; the English translation by Tim Mohr, titled Tiger Milk, was nominated for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2015.[4][5][6] Tigermilch has been adapted for the stage as well as a feature film that debuted in August 2017.[7][8]
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- ^ "ZITTY - Das Stadtmagazin für Berlin". ZITTY.
- ^ Battersby, Eileen. "Tiger Milk, by Stefanie de Velasco: A raw tale of teenage friendship". The Irish Times.
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- ^ "Stefanie de Velasco | New Books in German, Tigermilch (Tigermilk), Author, Rights". Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ Battersby, Eileen. "International Dublin Literary Award longlist announced". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Tigermilch" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ https://www.perlentaucher.de/autor/stefanie-de-velasco.html Bio
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