Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
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Edition 94 (2013) Winner
Aris Fioretos
アリス・フィオレトス
Aris Fioretos
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-02-06 （Gothenburg）
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish, German, English
- Residence History
- Gothenburg → Lund → Paris → Stockholm → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- writer, translator, scholar, Professor of Aesthetics
- Active Years
- 1991-2025
- Affiliations
- Södertörn University, Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University
- Memberships
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Akademie der Künste
- Influenced By
- Friedrich Hölderlin, Walter Benjamin, Paul Celan, Jacques Derrida
- Nominations
- August Prize shortlist (Den sista greken), August Prize shortlist (Mary)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm University | — | Comparative Literature | PhD | — | Sweden |
| Yale University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Stockholm University
Comparative Literature
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
Sweden
Thesis: The Critical Moment
Yale University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Preis der SWR-Bestenliste | — | — | SWR | 受賞 |
| — | Berlin Prize | — | — | American Academy in Berlin | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Gleerups Literary Prize | The Last Greek | — | Gleerups | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Novel Prize of Swedish Radio | The Last Greek | — | Sveriges Radio | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Essay Prize, Swedish Academy | — | — | Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
Preis der SWR-Bestenliste
2011
Organization:
SWR
Result:
受賞
Berlin Prize
Organization:
American Academy in Berlin
Result:
受賞
Gleerups Literary Prize
2009
Work:
The Last Greek
Organization:
Gleerups
Result:
受賞
Novel Prize of Swedish Radio
2010
Work:
The Last Greek
Organization:
Sveriges Radio
Result:
受賞
Essay Prize, Swedish Academy
2018
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Last Greek
2009 novelStory of a Greek-Swedish man.
identityGreek culture
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- The Book of Imparting (1991)
- The Critical Moment (1991)
- The Gray Book (1994)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Paul Auster, Friedrich Hölderlin, Vladimir Nabokov et al.
Translations of Works
- Self-translation of The Truth about Sascha Knisch into English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- deconstructivistprose poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- phantomsmetamorphosis
Legacy
Prominent Swedish writer and scholar. Professor of Aesthetics. Member of prestigious academies.
Trivia
- Greek father, Austrian mother.
- Married to Marina Schiptjenko.