Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2004) Winner
Friedrich Christian Delius
フリードリヒ・クリスティアン・デリウス
Furīdorihi Kurisutian Derius
Pen Names:
F.C. Delius（pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-02-13 （Rome）
- Died
- 2022-05-30 （Berlin） age 79
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Protestant
- Residence History
- Rome (birth) → Wehrda → Korbach (Hesse) → Berlin → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1966-2022
- Memberships
- Freie Akademie der Künste Hamburg, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Academy of Arts, Berlin, PEN Centre Germany (until 2022)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free University of Berlin | Faculty of Literature | German Literature | — | — | Germany |
| Technische Universität Berlin | — | German Literature | — | — | Germany |
| London (university unspecified) | — | German literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
Free University of Berlin
Faculty of Literature
/ German Literature
Country:
Germany
Studied German literature
Technische Universität Berlin
German Literature
Country:
Germany
Studied German literature
London (university unspecified)
German literature
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied German literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Joseph-Breitbach-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin | — | — | City of Neuruppin | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Deutscher Kritikerpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
2011
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
2007
Result:
受賞
Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin
2004
Organization:
City of Neuruppin
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Kritikerpreis
2011
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 86 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Pears of Ribbeck
1991 NovelStory about the pears of Ribbeck
historyhomeland
Translations
- English translation available
The Sunday I Became World Champion
1994 NovelDepicts the day Germany won the 1954 World Cup
footballhistorical event
Translations
- English translation available
Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman
2006 NovelPortrait of the mother as a young woman
familywar
Translations
- English translation available
The Pope's Left Hand
2013 NovelStory about the Pope's left hand
religionhumor
Translations
- English translation available
Translations of Works
- Translated into more than 20 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Long flowing sentences
- Recurring Motifs
- 20th century German historyPre-Nazi eraDivision periodcontemporary
Legacy
Praised as a critical, resourceful observer of 20th-century Germans, recipient of numerous literary prizes
Trivia
- Published poetry from age 18
- Participated in the last meetings of Gruppe 47