He studied Psychology at the
University of Strasbourg. Some of his early writings appeared in the cultural journal
Cahiers Luxembourgeois. He has published two short story collections titled
Planet Luxembourg ("Planet Luxemburg" in the original
German), and
The Mutations ("Die Mutationen"). He also has a novel to his name (
Die Klasse von 77, 2016). His work has been published in various anthologies and contemporary short story collections. Kirps won the
EU Prize for Literature for
The Mutations. He has been nominated for the
Concours Littéraire National prize in his native country. He contributes to literary magazines such as
EXOT and newspapers like
taz. Kirps lives and works in
Lintgen. ==References==