Josiane Kartheiser

Josiane-Kartheiser

Josiane Kartheiser (born 28 November 1950) is a Luxembourg journalist, novelist and children's writer. She writes mainly in German but also in Luxembourgish.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Differdange, Kartheiser matriculated from the Lycée des jeunes filles in Luxembourg City. From 1971 to 1974, she studied English and American literature at the University of Kent in Canterbury. After working as a free-lance journalist, she taught Luxembourgish both at Sheffield University and at Luxembourg's Centre de langues where she also taught English from 2005 until she retired in 2011. She drew on her language knowledge as a contributor to the French-Luxembourgish-English dictionary Parler luxembourgeois - Esou schwätze mir - Living Luxemburgish. She has been a regular contributor to several Luxembourg newspapers including Lëtzebuerger Journal, Tageblatt and Le Jeudi.[1]

Kartheiser's publications since 1978 have extended from short stories and essays to poetry, plays and literary criticism to criminal fiction and children's writing.[1]

Awards

In July 2010, Josiane Kartheiser received the Anne Beffort Prize from the City of Luxembourg for her contribution over 25 years to Luxembourg's literary scene at a time when the sector was dominated by men. The award reflected Kartheiser's concern for supporting the place of women in Luxembourg society.[3]

Works

Books
For children
Plays

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Josiane Kartheiser" (in French). Dictionnaire des auteurs luxembourgeois. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Josiane Kartheiser" (in German). LSV. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Prix Anne Beffort pour Josiane Kartheiser" (in French). CID-Femmes. Retrieved 1 March 2015.