Inka Parei

Inka Parei was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1967. She is the author of novels including *Die Schattenboxerin* and *Was Dunkelheit war*. Her debut novel, *Die Schattenboxerin*, received the Hans Erich Nossack Prize and was translated into 13 languages. In 2003, Parei was awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for *Was Dunkelheit war*. She also received a New York fellowship from the German Literature Fund.