Vilenica International Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2004) Winner
Brigitte Kronauer
ブリギッテ・クロナウアー
Burigitte Kuronaauer
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-12-29 （Essen）
- Died
- 2019-07-22 （Hamburg） age 78
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Essen (birthplace) → Aachen (teaching) → Göttingen (teaching) → Hamburg (mid-1970s onward)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1980-2019
- Affiliations
- Klett-Cotta Verlag
- Influenced By
- Jean Paul
- Influenced
- Martin Mosebach
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Jean-Paul-Preis | — | — | Bavaria | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Thomas Mann Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Fontane-Preis | — | — | Berlin | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Heinrich-Böll-Preis | — | — | Cologne | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Hubert-Fichte-Preis | — | — | Hamburg | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
2005
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Jean-Paul-Preis
2011
Organization:
Bavaria
Result:
受賞
Thomas Mann Prize
2017
Result:
受賞
Fontane-Preis
1985
Organization:
Berlin
Result:
受賞
Heinrich-Böll-Preis
1989
Organization:
Cologne
Result:
受賞
Hubert-Fichte-Preis
1998
Organization:
Hamburg
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 80 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Frau Mühlenbeck im Gehäus
1980 NovelAutobiographical first novel with unusual post-WWII language.
AutobiographyIrony
Berittener Bogenschütze
1986 NovelTeufelsbrück
2000 NovelVerlangen nach Musik und Gebirge
2004 NovelErrötende Mörder
2007 NovelDer Scheik von Aachen
2016 NovelBibliography
- Frau Mühlenbeck im Gehäus (1980)
- Rita Münster (1983)
- Berittener Bogenschütze (1986)
- Die Frau in den Kissen (1990)
- Das Taschentuch (1994)
- Teufelsbrück (2000)
- Verlangen nach Musik und Gebirge (2004)
- Errötende Mörder (2007)
- Zwei schwarze Jäger (2009)
- Gewäsch und Gewimmel (2013)
- Der Scheik von Aachen (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Artful writing in the tradition of Jean PaulIronic undertoneAcrobatic sentence construction
- Recurring Motifs
- Nature arching over quirky humansIdiosyncratic characters
Health
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Long illness晩年Led to her death
Legacy
One of the greatest post-WWII German women writers, known for brilliant style in Jean Paul tradition.
Archives
- German National Library
Quotes
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The brilliance of her style makes her an exceptional phenomenon in contemporary German literature.
Source: Jean-Paul-Preis jury (2011) -
Nature arches over the little odd human being.
Source: Martin Mosebach (2019)
Trivia
- Grew up with her mother.
- Returned the Mainzer Stadtschreiber award in 2001.