NIN Award (Award for Best Novel of the Year)
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1976) Winner
Aleksandar Tišma
アレクサンダル・ティシュマ
Aleksandar Tišma
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-01-16 （Horgoš）
- Died
- 2003-02-16 （Novi Sad） age 79
- Nationality
- Serbian
- Languages
- Serbian, Hungarian, German, French
- Residence History
- Novi Sad → Budapest → Belgrade → France (1993-1996)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Translator, Journalist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1956-2003
- Affiliations
- Matica srpska, Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Memberships
- Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Influenced
- Czesław Miłosz, Danilo Kiš, György Konrád
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Belgrade | Faculty of Philology | Germanistics | — | 第二次世界大戦後 | Serbia |
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology
/ Germanistics
Period:
第二次世界大戦後
Country:
Serbia
Studied economy and French literature in Budapest during WWII
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NIN Award | The Use of Man | 最優秀小説 | NIN magazine | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | Austrian Government | 受賞 |
NIN Award
1976
Work:
The Use of Man
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
NIN magazine
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1995
Organization:
Austrian Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1995) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Book of Blam
1972 NovelDepicts the collapse of the Jewish community in Novi Sad.
GuiltHolocaustHumanity
Translations
- English (trans. Michael Henry Heim)
The Use of Man
1976 NovelExplores the use and suffering of man in concentration camps.
ViolenceFreedomGuilt
Translations
- English (trans. Ian Johnson)
Kapo
1987 NovelStory of a kapo in a concentration camp.
HorrorHumanityWar
Translations
- English (trans. Richard Williams)
Bibliography
- After a Black-Haired Girl (1969)
- The Book of Blam (1972)
- The Use of Man (1976)
- Fugitives (1981)
- Faith and Treason (1983)
- Kapo (1987)
- The Wide Door (1989)
- Those We Love (1990)
Translations by Author
- Imre Kertész's Fatelessness
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dark and contemplativeHumanisticThought-provoking
- Recurring Motifs
- Search for freedomSufferingViolenceHorrorGuilt
Legacy
Prominent Serbian novelist associated with Mitteleuropa literature. Works translated into 17 languages.
Trivia
- Mother was a Hungarian-speaking Jewish woman.
- Self-imposed exile in France 1993-1996 opposing Milošević regime.