Senthuran Varatharajah

Senthuran Varatharajah was born in 1984 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He studied philosophy, Protestant theology, and comparative religious and cultural studies in Marburg, Berlin, and London. His debut novel, *Vor der Zunahme der Zeichen*, was published in 2016, followed by *Rot (Hunger)* in 2022. His literary work has received several awards, including the 3sat Prize at the 38th Days of German-Language Literature in Klagenfurt, the Kranichstein Literature Promotion Prize, the Bremen Literature Promotion Prize, the Adelbert von Chamisso Promotion Prize, and the Rauris Literature Prize.