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Brigitte Reimann

ブリギッテ・ライマン

Burigitsute Raiman

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1933-07-21 （Burg bei Magdeburg）
Died
1973-02-22 （East Berlin (Berlin-Buch)） age 39
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown （Baptismal Name: None）
Residence History
Burg bei Magdeburg → Schwarze Pumpe → East Berlin

Career

Occupations
writer, teacher, bookseller, reporter
Active Years
1953-1973
Affiliations
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Junger Autoren

Awards

Heinrich Mann Prize
1965
Organization: Akademie der Künste der DDR
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Franziska Linkerhand

1974 novel

Posthumously published incomplete novel, her most notable work.

socialist realismpersonal freedom
Translations
  • Italian (2013), English (2023)

Bibliography

  • Katja. Eine Liebesgeschichte aus unseren Tagen (1953)
  • Der Legionär (1955)
  • Ankunft im Alltag (1961)
  • Die Geschwister (1963)
  • Franziska Linkerhand (1974)

Translations of Works

  • Siblings Italian (2013), English (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
socialist realismpersonal and emotional stylediary-like introspection
Recurring Motifs
life in GDRworking classwomen's inner lives

Health

  • polio
    14歳時
    Decided to become a writer while recovering.
  • depression, suicide attempt
    1954年頃
    After miscarriage.
  • cancer
    1973年
    Died at age 39.

Legacy

Known for electrifying socialist realism with personal insights; diaries highly regarded for GDR life account.

Museums

  • Brigitte Reimann Foundation Germany

Archives

  • Brigitte Reimann Foundation

In Popular Culture

  • Mural in Burg, Germany; commemorative stamp.

Quotes

  • Opportunists and numbskulls everywhere. The only subject worth discussing in a novel, it seems, is the need to increase work productivity ... Human problems are not in vogue.
    Source: Diary

Trivia

  • Decided to be writer at 14 recovering from polio.
  • Married four times.
  • Refused to sign DSV declaration supporting Warsaw Pact invasion of CSSR.