Rabea Edel

Rabea Edel, born in Bremerhaven in 1982, studied Italian studies and literary studies in Berlin and Siena. Her writing has received several scholarships and awards: she won the Open Mike in 2004 and held scholarships from the Jürgen Ponto Foundation and the Academy of Arts, among others. Her debut novel, “Das Wasser, in dem wir schlafen,” received the Berlin-Brandenburg Literature Prize in 2006 and the Nicolas Born Prize in 2007. It was followed by the novel “Ein dunkler Moment” and the art book “A Second Beating Heart” (2021). Her radio play “Ihre Geister Sehen” received the ARD Radio Play Award. “Portrait meiner Mutter mit Geistern” premiered at the Mecklenburg State Theatre in 2025.