Anton Wildgans Prize of Austrian Industry
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1962) Winner
Fritz Hochwälder
フリッツ・ホーフヴェルダー
Furittsu Hōfuvuerudā
Aliases:
Fritz Hochwaelder
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1911-05-28 （Vienna, Austria）
- Died
- 1986-10-21 （Vienna） age 75
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Vienna, Austria → Switzerland (Zurich)
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, upholsterer's apprentice
- Active Years
- 1934-1986
- Affiliations
- Burgtheater
- Influenced By
- Georg Kaiser
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | City of Vienna Prize for Literature | — | — | City of Vienna | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Grillparzer Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Anton Wildgans Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art | — | 1st class | — | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna | — | — | City of Vienna | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Franz Theodor Csokor Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Austrian Decoration for Science and Art | — | — | — | 受賞 |
City of Vienna Prize for Literature
1955
Organization:
City of Vienna
Result:
受賞
Grillparzer Prize
1956
Result:
受賞
Anton Wildgans Prize
1962
Result:
受賞
Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature
1966
Result:
受賞
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
1971
Category:
1st class
Result:
受賞
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
1972
Organization:
City of Vienna
Result:
受賞
Franz Theodor Csokor Award
1979
Result:
受賞
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
1980
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Das heilige Experiment
1942 playDepicts the violent dismantling of a utopian Jesuit settlement by the Spaniards in Paraguay in the 1760s.
violencemoralitycollapse of utopia
Adaptations
- [film] The Strong Are Lonely (1959)
Der öffentliche Ankläger
1948 playDelves into the violence of the French Revolution.
violencerevolutionhumanity
Der Himbeerpflücker
1965 satirical playSatirical play about Austrian town leaders mistaking a small-time crook for a Nazi war criminal.
mistaken identityNazismsatire
Bibliography
- Die unziemliche Neugier (1934; published 1979)
- Esther (1940)
- Das heilige Experiment (1942)
- Hôtel du Commerce (1944)
- Meier Helmbrecht (1946)
- Der öffentliche Ankläger (1948)
- Donadieu (1953)
- Die Herberge (1955)
- Der Unschuldige (1958)
- Donnerstag (1959)
- Holokaust.(Totengericht) (1960; published 1998)
- 1003 (1963)
- Der Himbeerpflücker (1964)
- Der Befehl (1968)
- Lazaretti oder Der Säbeltiger (1973)
- Die Prinzessin von Chimay (1982)
- Der verschwundene Mond (1982)
- Die Bürgschaft (1984)
- Donnerstag. Roman (1995)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- spare prosestrong moralist themestightly constructed plays
- Recurring Motifs
- violencehumanityforgivenessreconciliation
Legacy
Austrian playwright known for social and political dramas using historical themes. Most plays premiered at Burgtheater in Vienna.
Quotes
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No one who has come into contact with Hochwälder's dramatic work, no one who has been privileged to meet him in person, can fail to be impressed by the integrity, the sheer straightforward commitment to the highest value of decency and civilization that are the hallmarks of the writer and craftsman as well as the man.
Source: The Public Prosecutor and Other Plays (Introduction by Martin Esslin) (1980)
Trivia
- Fled to Switzerland illegally in 1938, began writing plays in internment camps.
- Parents murdered in Theresienstadt concentration camp.