Angela Steidele

Angela Steidele (born 1968 in Bruchsal, Germany) is a German author and holds a doctorate in literary studies. Her books combine scholarly research with literary writing and explore historical love stories and biographical writing. Her works include »Geschichte einer Liebe: Adele Schopenhauer und Sibylle Mertens«, »Anne Lister. Eine erotische Biographie«, »Zeitreisen«, »Poetik der Biographie«, and »In Männerkleidern«. Her novel »Rosenstengel« received the Bavarian Book Prize in 2015. »Aufklärung. Ein Roman« was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in 2023 and received the Klopstock Prize for New Literature.