Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1992) Winner
Alissa Walser
アリッサ・ヴァルザー
Alissa Walser
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English
- Residence History
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Translator, Artist
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Influenced By
- Martin Walser (father)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna (art studies) | — | Painting | — | 1981-1986 | Austria |
| New York (art studies) | — | Painting | — | 1981-1986 | United States |
Vienna (art studies)
Painting
Period:
1981-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Austria
Includes art studies in Vienna
New York (art studies)
Painting
Period:
1981-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Includes study period in New York
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize | — | — | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize organizers | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Paul Scheerbart Prize (Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation) | Translation of poems by Sylvia Plath | — | Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation | 受賞 |
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1992
Organization:
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize organizers
Result:
受賞
Paul Scheerbart Prize (Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation)
2009
Work:
Translation of poems by Sylvia Plath
Organization:
Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mesmerized
2010 Historical novelRetells the encounter between the blind 18th-century pianist and composer Maria Theresia Paradis and the controversial physician Franz Anton Mesmer. Noted for the author's use of drawings that extend the narrative on another level.
MusicBlindnessHealingFemale experienceMemory and imagination
Adaptations
- [Film] Mademoiselle Paradis / Barbara Albert (2017)
Translations
- English translation: Mesmerized (trans. Jamie Bulloch)
Bibliography
- Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik (2010) / Mesmerized
- Sprachlaub oder: Wahr ist, was schön ist (with Martin Walser, 2021)
Adaptations
- Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik → film 'Mademoiselle Paradis' (dir. Barbara Albert, 2017)
Translations by Author
- Sylvia Plath
- Anne Carson
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Margaret Atwood
- Paula Fox
Translations of Works
- Mesmerized (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, compressed prose in short fictionExperimental narration combining text and drawings
- Recurring Motifs
- Use of illustrations that intersect the narrativeMusic and musiciansFemale perspective and memory
Legacy
Alissa Walser is known as a German writer, translator and artist whose work crosses short fiction, novels, translation and visual art. She is noted for combining text and drawings in her narratives and has received several literary prizes in the German-speaking world.
Trivia
- Daughter of writer Martin Walser.
- Known for placing drawings within stories that continue the narrative on another level.
- Studied painting in Vienna and New York.
- Lives in Frankfurt and is married to Sascha Anderson.