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Botho Strauss

ボート・シュトラウス

Bōto Shutorausu

Aliases: Botho Strauß

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-12-02 (Naumburg)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Berlin → Uckermark

Career

Occupations
Playwright, Novelist, Essayist
Active Years
1967-2024
Affiliations
Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer
Influenced By
Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Theodor W. Adorno, Thomas Mann

Education

University of Cologne, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
German, History of the Theatre, Sociology
Period: 1960年代
Country: Germany
Did not complete dissertation on Thomas Mann and theater

Awards

Hannoverscher Dramatikerpreis
1974
Result: 受賞
Förderpreis of the Schiller Memorial Prize
1977
Result: 受賞
Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste
1981
Organization: Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
Result: 受賞
Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis
1982
Result: 受賞
Jean-Paul-Preis
1987
Result: 受賞
Georg Büchner Prize
1989
Organization: Deutscher PEN Zentrum
Result: 受賞
Berlin Theatre Prize
1993
Result: 受賞
Lessing-Preis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg
2001
Result: 受賞
Schiller Memorial Prize
2007
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Trilogie des Wiedersehens

1977 Drama

Breakthrough as a dramatist

ReunionHuman relationships

Der Junge Mann

1984 Novel

Story of a young man

Modern societyCrisis of subjectivity

Anschwellender Bocksgesang

1993 Essay

Critical examination of modern civilization, sparked political controversy

ConservatismAnti-bourgeois

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Influenced by Nietzsche, Heidegger, AdornoRadically anti-bourgeois outlook
Recurring Motifs
Critique of modern civilizationCrisis of subjectivity

Legacy

Prominent German playwright, novelist, and essayist. Recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize and many other literary awards. Known for conservative political stance.

Trivia

  • His father was a chemist.
  • Worked as an extra at Munich Kammerspiele.
  • Switched publishers from Carl Hanser Verlag to Rowohlt Verlag in 2017.