Hermann Hesse Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1962) Winner
Ernst Augustin
エルンスト・アウグスティン
Ernst Augustin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-10-31 （Hirschberg im Riesengebirge (now Jelenia Góra, Poland)）
- Died
- 2019-11-03 （Munich, Germany） age 92
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Schweidnitz (childhood) → Schwerin (youth) → East Berlin (work/studies) → Afghanistan (1958–1961, hospital director) → Munich (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- physician, writer
- Active Years
- 1952-2019
- Memberships
- Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Jean Paul
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rostock | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine | — | 1947–1950 | Germany |
| Humboldt University of Berlin | Faculty of Medicine | Psychiatry/Neurology related | 医学博士 (Dr. med.) | 1950–1952 | Germany |
University of Rostock
Faculty of Medicine
/ Medicine
Period:
1947–1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Germany
Completed basic medical studies
Humboldt University of Berlin
Faculty of Medicine
/ Psychiatry/Neurology related
Degree:
医学博士 (Dr. med.)
Period:
1950–1952
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
Germany
Doctorate with dissertation on elementary drawing in schizophrenic patients
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Hermann Hesse Prize | — | — | Hermann Hesse Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Kleist Prize | — | — | Kleist Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Tukan Prize | — | — | Tukan Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Literature Prize of the City of Munich | — | — | City of Munich | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis | — | — | Ernst-Hoferichter Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Mörike Prize of the City of Fellbach | — | — | City of Fellbach | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Von Autoren für Autoren (Lübeck literary meeting) | — | — | Lübecker Literaturtreffen | 受賞 |
Hermann Hesse Prize
1962
Organization:
Hermann Hesse Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Kleist Prize
1989
Organization:
Kleist Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Tukan Prize
1996
Organization:
Tukan Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Literature Prize of the City of Munich
1999
Organization:
City of Munich
Result:
受賞
Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis
2008
Organization:
Ernst-Hoferichter Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Mörike Prize of the City of Fellbach
2009
Organization:
City of Fellbach
Result:
受賞
Von Autoren für Autoren (Lübeck literary meeting)
2013
Organization:
Lübecker Literaturtreffen
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kleist Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1989) Winner
Toucan Prize (Tukan-Preis)
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1996) Winner
Works
Major Works
Der Kopf
1962 Novel (fantastic fiction)An early major work exploring personality fragmentation and the boundary between reality and fantasy.
split personalityreality vs. fantasy
Das Badehaus
1963 Novel (fantastic)A novel interweaving social and psychological themes.
social critiqueinteriority
Mamma (later edition: Schönes Abendland)
1970 NovelA three-part novel dealing with family and questions of identity.
familyidentity
Robinsons blaues Haus
2012 Autobiographical adventure novelA work with strong autobiographical elements based on the author's experiences.
memoiradventure
Das Monster von Neuhausen
2015 Protocol / non-fictionA later work in protocol form, describing and analyzing phenomena.
recordingobservation
Bibliography
- Der Kopf. Novel. Piper, Munich 1962.
- Das Badehaus. Novel. Piper, Munich 1963.
- Mamma. Novel in three parts. Suhrkamp, 1970.
- Raumlicht: Der Fall Evelyne B. Novel. Suhrkamp, 1976.
- Eastend. Novel. Suhrkamp, 1982.
- Der amerikanische Traum. Novel. Suhrkamp, 1989.
- Mahmud der Schlächter oder Der feine Weg. Suhrkamp, 1992.
- Gutes Geld. Novel. Suhrkamp, 1996.
- Die sieben Sachen des Sikh. Reader (ed. by Lutz Hagestedt). Suhrkamp, 1997.
- Die Schule der Nackten. Novel. Beck, Munich 2003.
- Der Künzler am Werk. Eine Menagerie. Beck, 2004.
- Badehaus Zwei. Novel. Beck, 2006.
- Ernst Augustin reads 'Goldene Zeiten'. Audio CD. Beck, 2007.
- Robinsons blaues Haus. Autobiographical adventure novel. Beck, 2012.
- Das Monster von Neuhausen. A protocol. Beck, 2015.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantastic/fantastical elementssurreal descriptionsstrong focus on psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- split personalityboundary between reality and fantasyobservation and record
Health
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Near-blindness due to optic nerve injury2009以降In 2009 an operation for a benign tumor resulted in the optic nerve being severed; he was thereafter nearly blind. This affected his writing and daily life, but he continued to create.
Legacy
Ernst Augustin, a German writer with a medical background, is positioned in postwar German literature for his fantastic and psychological writing. He received numerous literary prizes and belonged to academic institutions.
Academic Societies
- Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Archives
- German National Library (materials related to Ernst Augustin)
Trivia
- He stated he was a member of the Hitler Youth in his youth.
- He fled from East Germany to the Federal Republic in 1958.
- From 1958 to 1961 he ran a hospital in Afghanistan financed by an American construction company.
- Married in 1953 to Inge Augustin, a painter and book illustrator.
- A surgical error in 2009 severed his optic nerve and he became nearly blind thereafter.