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Annemarie Auer

アン・マリー・アウアー

Annemarie Auer

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1913-06-10 (Neumünster)
Died
2002-02-07 (Berlin) age 88
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Kiel → Berlin

Career

Occupations
author, literary scholar, bookseller, radio producer, editor
Active Years
1943-2002
Affiliations
(East) German Academy of Arts, PEN International (East German branch)
Memberships
PEN International (East German branch)

Education

Humboldt University
German studies
Period: 1953-?
Country: Germany
Interrupted for health reasons

Awards

Franz Carl Weiskopf Prize
1968
Result: 受賞
Johannes-R.Becher Medal
1973
Result: 受賞
Heinrich Mann Prize
1976
Result: 受賞
Honorary doctorate
1983
Organization: Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Result: 受賞
Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
1983
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Standorte, Erkundungen

1967 Essays

Literary explorations

Die kritischen Wälder

1974 Criticism

Critical forests

Erleben, erfahren, schreiben

1977 Essays

Experience, learn, write

Morgendliche Erscheinung

1987 Novel

Morning appearance

Health

  • heart failure
    晩年
    Health deterioration
  • diabetes
    晩年
    Health deterioration
  • loss of sight
    晩年
    Loss of sight
  • broken neck vertebra
    2002年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Known as an East German literary critic, active in essays and criticism. Isolated in later years but supported by loyal friends.

Museums

  • Wende Museum Culver City, California

Trivia

  • Lifelong friend Ella Kube Nomland immigrated to the US and was involved in a groundbreaking court case for US citizenship as an atheist and pacifist.