Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1924) Winner
Alfred Bock
アルフレート・ボック
Arufurēto Bokku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1859-10-14 （Giessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse）
- Died
- 1932-03-06 （Giessen） age 72
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1880-1932
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Giessen | — | — | — | — | Germany |
University of Giessen
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | German Academy for Language and Literature | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
1924
Organization:
German Academy for Language and Literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- The art of a strong and comfortable bourgeoisie who takes people as forces of nature and the world without coloured glass.Realistic, observation-based depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Bourgeois daily lifePortrayal of characters' social standing and personality
Legacy
Alfred Bock was a German writer from Giessen who received the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize in 1924. He is noted for his realist depictions of bourgeois life.
Quotes
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"The art of a strong and comfortable bourgeoisie who takes people as forces of nature and the world without coloured glass."
Source: Deutsche Biographie
Trivia
- Born in Giessen in 1859 and died there in 1932.
- Received the Georg Büchner Prize in 1924.
- Studied at the University of Giessen.