She is a German writer and journalist of Ukrainian descent who was born in Kiev in 1970. Acclaimed for her works in both fiction and non-fiction, she has received honors like the European Strega Prize and the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize. Her pieces, such as La foto mi guardava (2022) and Forse Esther (2014), examine memory, identity, and Eastern European history in a unique and profound way. Within the German literary scene today, Petrowskaja is a noteworthy voice.

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