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Arnold Stadler

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Arnold Stadler

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1954-04-09 （Meßkirch, West Germany）
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Catholicism
Residence History
Rast (grew up on a farm) → Sauldorf (neighboring village)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Essayist, Translator
Active Years
1986-
Memberships
Foundation board for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Influenced By
Martin Walser, Bertolt Brecht (referenced in dissertation), Paul Celan (referenced in dissertation)

Education

University of Cologne
Faculty of Philosophy / German Philology
Degree: Dr. phil.
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: Germany
Doctoral dissertation on the Psalms and 20th-century German poetry
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
German Studies
Country: Germany
Studied German philology
University of Munich (theology) / studies in Rome
Faculty of Theology / Catholic Theology
Country: Germany / Italy
Studied Catholic theology before focusing on German philology

Awards

Literature Award (Literaturförderpreis) of the Jürgen Ponto Foundation
1989
Organization: Jürgen Ponto Foundation
Result: 受賞
Hermann Hesse Award (Förderpreis)
1994
Work: Feuerland
Organization: Hermann Hesse Award
Result: 受賞
Nicolas Born Prize
1995
Organization: Hubert Burda Stiftung
Result: 受賞
Thaddäus-Troll-Preis
1996
Organization: Thaddäus-Troll-Preis
Result: 受賞
Culture Prize "Der Feldweg"
1996
Organization: Museum Society Wald, Baden-Württemberg
Result: 受賞
Mark Brandenburg Scholarship for literature
1997
Organization: Märkisches Stipendium
Result: 受給
Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize
1998
Organization: Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize
Result: 受賞
Stadtschreiber von Bergen
1998
Organization: City of Bergen
Result: 任命
Alemannischer Literaturpreis
1999
Organization: Alemannischer Literaturpreis
Result: 受賞
Georg Büchner Prize
1999
Organization: Georg Büchner Prize
Result: 受賞
Medal for Merit of the state of Baden-Württemberg
2002
Organization: State of Baden-Württemberg
Result: 授与
Max Kade writer (Washington University in St. Louis)
2002
Organization: Washington University in St. Louis
Result: 招聘
Stefan Andres Prize
2004
Organization: Stefan Andres Prize
Result: 受賞
International Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia scholarship
2004
Organization: International Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia
Result: 奨学金
Honoris causa (Freie Universität Berlin)
2006
Organization: Freie Universität Berlin
Result: 授与（名誉博士）
Kleist Prize
2009
Organization: Kleist Prize
Result: 受賞
Johann Peter Hebel Prize
2010
Organization: Johann Peter Hebel Prize
Result: 受賞
Bodensee-Literaturpreis
2014
Organization: Bodensee-Literaturpreis
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

An Adorable Junk Dealer (The Scrap Dealer)

1999 Novel

A novel set against the author's native landscape, focusing on characters and social relations; the title refers to the protagonist's trade and ironic portrayal of character.

Heimat (homeland)rural landscapeidentity

Ich war einmal

1989 Novel

One of his early novels, containing autobiographical elements and forming part of a group of related works.

remembranceself-exploration

Feuerland

1992 Novel

Work that earned the 1994 Hermann Hesse Award (Förderpreis); explores regional identity and the changing homeland.

homelandchange and loss

My Dog, My Sow, My Life

1994 Novel

Set in a rural background, depicting personal history and local community.

rural lifefamily and tradition

Sehnsucht. Essay on the First Time

2002 Novel

An experimental novel exploring the experience of 'the first time'.

longingfirst experience

Once in the World. And Then So.

2009 Novel (compiled/updated edition)

A compiled, revised and expanded edition combining three earlier novels (Ich war einmal, Feuerland, Mein Hund, meine Sau, mein Leben).

remembrancehomeland

Rauschzeit

2016 Novel

A more recent novel in which Stadler experiments with form and subject matter.

existencesensory experience

Bibliography

  • Kein Herz und keine Seele. Man muss es singen können (1986)
  • Das Buch der Psalmen und die deutschsprachige Lyrik des 20. Jahrhunderts (Dissertation, 1986/1989)
  • Ich war einmal (1989)
  • Feuerland (1992)
  • Mein Hund, meine Sau, mein Leben (1994)
  • Warum toben die Heiden und andere Psalmen (1995)
  • Der Tod und ich, wir zwei (1996)
  • Ein hinreissender Schrotthändler (1999)
  • Sehnsucht. Versuch über das erste Mal (2002)
  • Einmal auf der Welt. Und dann so. (2009)
  • Rauschzeit (2016)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Lyrical, Heimat-focused styleDetailed landscape depiction with religious and philosophical reflectionOccasionally essayistic and fragmentary elements
Recurring Motifs
Homeland and its transformationRural landscapesReligion and faithFeeling of homelessness (Heimatlosigkeit)

Legacy

Arnold Stadler is an important figure in contemporary German literature, acclaimed for his works focused on Heimat and for receiving numerous literary prizes, including the Georg Büchner Prize, which brought him national and international recognition.

Archives

  • Catalogue entry in the German National Library

Trivia

  • Grew up on a farm in Rast.
  • Studied Catholic theology in Munich and Rome, then German philology at Freiburg and Cologne.
  • Gained significant attention after a 1994 recommendation by Martin Walser.
  • Received the Georg Büchner Prize in 1999.