Biography

Abbas Khider was born in 1973 in Baghdad and has been living in Germany since 2000. In 1996 he was released from prison, where he was held due to »political reasons«. From 1996 to 2000 he had to survive as a refugee in many countries. He studies philosophy and literature in Germany. He published various poems.  "Der falsche Inder" was his debut novel, in Spring 2011 his new novel "Die Orangen des Präsidenten" was published. He won the »Adelbert von Chamisso Förderpreis«, a renowned sponsorship award, in 2010. 

Awards

2011 Villa Aurora Fellowship
2011 Scholarship from the Robert Bosch Foundation 
2010 Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
2010 Certificate of Honour for Literature of Iraqi ICSA
2009-2010 Scholarship of the German Literature Fund
2009 Alfred Döblin Scholarship