Kleist Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1991) Winner
Gaston Salvatore
ガストン・サルバトーレ
Gasuton Sarubatōre
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-09-29 （Valparaíso, Chile）
- Died
- 2015-12-11 （Germany） age 74
- Nationality
- Chile
- Languages
- German, Spanish
- Residence History
- Valparaíso, Chile (birthplace) → Germany (long-term residence and literary activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet
- Active Years
- 1960-2015
- Influenced By
- Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Rudi Dutschke
- Influenced
- Writers in the German-speaking political and experimental literary scene
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Kleist Prize | — | — | Kleist Prize (Kleist-Preis) | 受賞 |
Kleist Prize
1991
Organization:
Kleist Prize (Kleist-Preis)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lost in the Federal Republic, Scenes from Another Era
2008 Memoir/EssayA reflective text about his activities in Germany and connections with the 1968 generation; essays describing friendships and the political background.
immigration experiencepoliticsmemory
Compases para preguntas ensimismadas
Poetry/CollaborationTexts and poetic fragments associated with collaborative work with composer Hans Werner Henze.
music and poetrycollaboration
Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer
Stage work/PoetryA stage text/poetic work related to collaboration with Hans Werner Henze.
theatreexperimental expression
Bibliography
- Lost in the Federal Republic, Scenes from Another Era (2008)
- Compases para preguntas ensimismadas (collaboration)
- Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer (collaboration)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- political and social themesexperimental and fragmentary expressionwriting in German (Chilean origin)
- Recurring Motifs
- political resistanceimmigration/foreignnesslanguage and translation
Legacy
A Chilean-born poet and writer based in Germany. Known for political engagement and experimental style, he influenced German-language culture through collaborations with Hans Werner Henze and founding the journal TransAtlantik with Hans Magnus Enzensberger. He received the Kleist Prize in 1991.
Archives
- Wikimedia Commons category: Gaston Salvatore
Trivia
- In 1967 he and Rudi Dutschke translated Che Guevara's "Message to the Tricontinental" into German and wrote an introduction.
- In 1980 he co-founded the journal TransAtlantik with Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
- He won the Kleist Prize in 1991.
- Born in Chile, he lived and worked in Germany for many years.