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Barbara Frischmuth

バルバラ・フリシュムート

Barubara Furishumūto

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1941-07-05 (Altaussee)
Died
2025-03-30 (Altaussee, Styria) age 83
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German, Turkish, Hungarian, English
Residence History
Altaussee → Graz

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Translator
Active Years
1961-2025
Affiliations
Co-leader of Literaturmuseum Graz
Memberships
Grazer Gruppe

Education

University of Graz
Turkish and English
Period: 1950年代後半
Country: Austria
Studied to become a translator
University of Debrecen
Hungarian
Degree: 翻訳家免許
Period: 1963-1964
Country: Hungary
Studied Hungarian and graduated as licensed translator
Erzurum
Turkish
Period: 1960
Country: Turkey
Studied Turkish on scholarship
University of Vienna
Turkology, Iranian studies, Islamic studies
Period: 1964
Country: Austria
Originally pursued but turned to writing

Awards

Anton Wildgans Prize
1973
Result: 受賞
Franz Nabl Prize
1999
Result: 受賞
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
2013
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die Klosterschule

1968 Novel

A student's experiences in a convent school, with feminist attitude and criticism of authorities

FeminismCriticism of authoritiesOppressive education

Das Verschwinden des Schattens in der Sonne

1973 Novel

Sternwieser-Trilogie

1976 Novel trilogy

Trilogy of novels in the 1970s

Demeter-Trilogie

1986 Novel trilogy

Trilogy of novels in the 1980s

Bibliography

  • Die Klosterschule (1968)
  • Das Verschwinden des Schattens in der Sonne (1973)
  • Sternwieser-Trilogie (1976–1979)
  • Demeter-Trilogie (1986–1990)
  • Die Schrift des Freundes (1998)
  • Fingerkraut und Feenhandschuh (1999)
  • Die Entschlüsselung (2003)
  • Der Sommer, in dem Anna verschwunden war (2004)
  • Löwenmaul und Irisschwert (2003)
  • Marder, Rose, Fink und Laus (2007)
  • Vergiss Ägypten (2008)
  • Woher wir kommen (2012)
  • Der unwiderstehliche Garten (2015)
  • Verschüttete Milch (2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Openness to other culturesFeminist perspectiveDreams and nature descriptions
Recurring Motifs
Foreign culturesFeminismCriticism of authoritiesNatureDreams

Health

  • Long illness
    晩年
    Died on March 30, 2025, at age 83

Legacy

Austrian writer and translator known for openness to other cultures, influencing her works including two novel trilogies and garden books in the 2000s

Trivia

  • Influenced by One Thousand and One Nights, interested in the Orient
  • Member of Grazer Gruppe, associated with Peter Handke et al.