My Writing
Here you can find a selection of writing samples, some of them longer, some shorter. There are pieces of academic writing which I worked on during my studies in Germany and the US, as well as pieces of creative writing.
Creative writing is not only a hobby of mine, but it also helps me to gain a better and more playful understanding of the English language.
B.A. thesis
Parasites in an Incorrigible Society: An Evolutionary Reading of Faulkner's Snopes Trilogy
This is my complete B.A. thesis which I submitted in January 2023 and which was graded with a 1.3 (equivalent to 3.7 grade points in the US).
M.A. thesis
The Meaning of Southernness in Postbellum Fiction
I submitted my M.A. thesis in September and successfully defended it in November 2024. The thesis was graded with a 1.15 (equivalent to 4.0 grade points in the US).
Travelogue
Into the Deep American South: A Travelogue (Summer 2022)
After my year in Oberlin, I embarked on a 4-week roadtrip that took me from Ohio to New Orleans, Tallahassee, and back. This travelogue compiles notes and photos from my journey.
Novella
The Changing of the Season (Chapter I)
I have been working on this creative project on and off for about two years. The excerpt you can read here is the first chapter of that project, which I believe is the best piece of creative writing I have produced so far.
I may not be a native English speaker, but English has become my preferred language to write in, no matter if academically, creatively, in correspondence, or in other forms.
I do not claim for my English to be perfect, but with every English word I read and write, my feeling for the flow and feel of the language grows stronger.
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