Larissa Boehning (1971) is a German writer.

She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Cultural Studies, Art History and Philosophy, and studied in Lüneburg and Berlin. She works as a graphic designer, lecturer and freelance writer.

Awards

• Longlisted for the 2007 German Book Prize for the book Lichte Stoffe (‘Light Materials’)

Books

In English:

•  Swallow Summer, tr. Lyn Marven, 2016 (Schwalbensommer, 2003)

In German:

• Schwalbensommer (2003)
• Lichte Stoffe (2007, ‘Light Materials’)
• Das Glück der Zikaden (2011, ‘The Song of the Cicadas’)
• Nichts davon stimmt, aber alles ist wahr (2014, None of it’s Right, but it’s All True’)