Carl Zuckmayer Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2008) Winner
Bodo Kirchhoff
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Bodo Kirchhoff
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-07-06 （Hamburg）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Hamburg (birth) → Kirchzarten (moved 1955) → Boarding school near Lake Constance (1959~) → Frankfurt (1972-1979) → Italy (home since 2003)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt
- Nominations
- 2012 Shortlisted for German Book Prize (Die Liebe in groben Zügen)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goethe University Frankfurt | Faculty of Education and Psychology | — | 博士号 | 1972-1979 | Germany |
Goethe University Frankfurt
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1972-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Germany
Doctoral thesis on Jacques Lacan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | German Book Prize | Widerfahrnis | — | Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels | winner |
| 2002 | Deutscher Kritikerpreis | — | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | Rheingau Literatur Preis | — | — | — | winner |
| 1999 | Bayerischer Filmpreis (Screenplay Award) | — | — | — | winner |
| 1989 | Villa Massimo scholarship | — | — | Villa Massimo | winner |
| 2008 | Carl-Zuckmayer-Medaille | — | — | — | winner |
German Book Prize
2016
Work:
Widerfahrnis
Organization:
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
Result:
winner
Deutscher Kritikerpreis
2002
Result:
winner
Rheingau Literatur Preis
2001
Result:
winner
Bayerischer Filmpreis (Screenplay Award)
1999
Result:
winner
Villa Massimo scholarship
1989
Organization:
Villa Massimo
Result:
winner
Carl-Zuckmayer-Medaille
2008
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis)
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
Infanta
1990 novelOne of his best-known novels, translated into more than a dozen languages.
sexualitylanguage
Translations
- translated into more than a dozen languages
Widerfahrnis (Encounter)
2016 novellaNovel featuring an African migrant in Italy, won German Book Prize.
lovemigrationmelancholy
Bibliography
- Ohne Eifer, Ohne Zorn
- Das Kind oder Die Vernichtung von Neuseeland
- Die Einsamkeit der Haut
- Zwiefalten
- Mexikanische Novelle
- Infanta
- Der Sandmann
- Die Weihnachtsfrau
- Manila
- Parlando
- Schundroman
- Wo das Meer beginnt
- Die kleine Garbo
- Der Prinzipal
- Eros und Asche. Ein Freundschaftsroman
- Erinnerungen an meinen Porsche
- Die Liebe in groben Zügen
- Verlangen und Melancholie
- Widerfahrnis
- Betreff: Einladung zu einer Kreuzfahrt
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- densely woven narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- reconciliation between sexuality and languagelovemigration
Health
-
sexual abuse1959年頃 (12歳時)His work often has as its theme 'the reconciliation between sexuality and language'
Legacy
Prominent German writer and novelist, winner of the German Book Prize. Also worked on TV projects like Tatort and screenplays.
Quotes
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In a densely woven narrative, Kirchhoff succeeds in negotiating the great motifs of his literary oeuvre in a small space... Kirchhoff's 'Widerfahrnis' is a many-layered text that masterfully interweaves private and political existential questions.
Source: German Book Prize review (2016) -
Love is the most difficult theme
Source: Interview (2010)
Trivia
- Sexually abused by choirmaster at age 12 in boarding school
- Married editor Ulrike Bauer in 1987, two children: Claudius (1988), Sophia (1993)
- Offers week-long writing courses at home in Italy since 2003 for €1900
- Spent one year selling ice cream in the US after military service
- Evaluated German Army's UNOSOM participation in 1993