Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (1982) Winner
Christoph Hein
クリストフ・ハイン
Kuristosufu Hain
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-04-08 （Heinzendorf, Germany (now Jasienica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Protestant
- Residence History
- Bad Düben near Leipzig → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Translator, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1980-2025
- Affiliations
- Volksbühne, PEN Centre
- Memberships
- International PEN
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leipzig / Humboldt University of Berlin | — | Philosophy | — | 1967-1971 | Germany |
University of Leipzig / Humboldt University of Berlin
Philosophy
Period:
1967-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
Germany
Studied philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | Akademie der Künste der DDR | 受賞 |
| 1990 | E Erich Fried Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Solothurner Literaturpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Heinrich Mann Prize
1982
Organization:
Akademie der Künste der DDR
Result:
受賞
E Erich Fried Prize
1990
Result:
受賞
Solothurner Literaturpreis
2000
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
2002
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Erich Fried Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (1990) Winner
Solothurner Literaturpreis
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (2000) Winner
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
-
Edition 37 (2002) Winner
Schiller Memorial Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 18 (2004) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Distant Lover
1982 NovellaNovella about a distant lover
GDR society
Translations
- Drachenblut (West Germany)
Bibliography
- Die Witwe des Maurers (1980)
- The Distant Lover (1982)
- Horns Ende (1985)
- The Tango Player (1989)
- Willenbrock (2000)
Legacy
German author known for works set in GDR times.
In Popular Culture
- The film The Lives of Others is loosely based on his life, but he disavowed it.
Quotes
-
'The Lives of Others' is a scary tale in a fantasy land like Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung (2019)
Trivia
- As a clergyman's son, denied access to EOS in GDR.
- Had his name removed from credits of The Lives of Others.