Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1934) Winner
Frederick Philip Grove
フレデリック・フィリップ・グローブ
Furederikku Firippu Gurōbu
Aliases:
Felix Paul Greve
Pen Names:
Fanny Essler（Joint pseudonym with Else Endell）,
F. C. Gerden（For decadent literature translations）,
Konrad Thorer（For Cervantes and Lesage translations）,
Andrew R. Rutherford（Suggested but unused pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1879-02-14 （Radomno, West Prussia）
- Died
- 1948-09-09 （Simcoe, Ontario） age 69
- Nationality
- German, Canadian
- Languages
- German, English
- Residence History
- Hamburg → Bonn → Munich → Palermo → Wollerau → Paris-Plage → Berlin → Pittsburgh → Sparta, Kentucky → Manitoba (Haskett, Winkler, Virden, Gladstone, Rapid City) → Simcoe, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, translator, schoolteacher
- Active Years
- 1901-1948
- Affiliations
- Stefan George Kreis, Graphic Publishers
- Influenced By
- Stefan George, Thomas Mann, Karl Wolfskehl
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnasium Johanneum | — | Classical languages | Abitur | 1898 | Germany |
| University of Bonn | — | Classical languages and archaeology | — | 1898-1900頃 | Germany |
Gymnasium Johanneum
Classical languages
Degree:
Abitur
Period:
1898
Year of Graduation:
1898
Country:
Germany
Graduated in Hamburg
University of Bonn
Classical languages and archaeology
Period:
1898-1900頃
Country:
Germany
Studied classical languages and archaeology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Governor General's Award | In Search of Myself | 英語非フィクション部門 | Governor General of Canada | Winner |
Governor General's Award
1946
Work:
In Search of Myself
Category:
英語非フィクション部門
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Settlers of the Marsh
1925 NovelDepicts the life of Swedish immigrant pioneer Niels Lindstedt
pioneer lifeimmigration
Fruits of the Earth
1933 NovelStruggles of pioneer Abe Spalding
pioneer endurancefamily
In Search of Myself
1946 AutobiographyAutobiographical exploration of his life
identityimmigrant experience
Bibliography
- Wanderungen (1902)
- Helena und Damon (1902)
- Fanny Essler (1905)
- Maurermeister Ihles Haus (1906)
- Over Prairie Trails (1922)
- Settlers of the Marsh (1925)
- A Search for America (1927)
- Our Daily Bread (1928)
- Fruits of the Earth (1933)
- The Master of the Mill (1944)
- In Search of Myself (1946)
- Consider Her Ways (1947)
Translations by Author
- Numerous translations including Jonathan Swift
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rugged realismnaturalismmodernism
- Recurring Motifs
- pioneer lifemulti-culturalismimmigration
Health
-
stroke1946年後半Crippling, ended writing career
Legacy
Pioneer of Canadian prairie literature, depicting immigrant multiculturalism; constructed a web of fact and fiction about his past
Archives
- University of Manitoba Archives
In Popular Culture
- Heavy metal band Torture for Pleasure quotes from Settlers of the Marsh
Trivia
- Staged his suicide to move to North America
- Bigamist
- Member of Stefan George Kreis
- Ex-wife was Dadaist Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven