Russian Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1992) Nominee
Friedrich Gorenstein
フリードリヒ・ナウモーヴィチ・ゴレンシュテイン
Fridrikh Naumovich Gorenstein
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-03-18 （Kiev）
- Died
- 2002-03-02 （Berlin） age 69
- Nationality
- Soviet Union, Germany
- Languages
- Russian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Kiev → Berdichev → Orenburg → Ural Mountains → Dnipropetrovsk → Moscow → West Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Screenwriter, Miner, Mining engineer
- Active Years
- 1964-2002
- Memberships
- Metropol
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre
- Nominations
- 1992 Russian Booker Prize (novel Place)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnipro Polytechnic | — | Mining | — | 1950年代 | Ukraine |
Dnipro Polytechnic
Mining
Period:
1950年代
Country:
Ukraine
Studied mining
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The House with the Tower
1964 NovelDepicts life under Stalinism
StalinismAntisemitism
Solaris
1972 ScreenplayScreenplay for Andrei Tarkovsky's film
Science fictionPhilosophy
Adaptations
- [Film] Solaris / Andrei Tarkovsky (1972)
Bibliography
- The House with the Tower
- The Atonement
- Place
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExistentialistIncorporates religious themes
- Recurring Motifs
- StalinismAntisemitismPeaceful coexistence of Jews and Christians
Health
-
Mother's tuberculosis1943年Mother died, placed in orphanage
Legacy
Soviet and German Russian-language author dealing with Stalinism, antisemitism, and Jewish-Christian coexistence
Trivia
- Father executed in Stalinist purges
- Mother died of tuberculosis
- Temporarily changed name to Felix Prilutsky
- Emigrated to West Berlin in 1979
- Jury member at 1995 Moscow International Film Festival