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第24回(2000年) Winner
Georg Klein
ゲオルク・クライン
Georg Klein
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1953-01-01 (Augsburg, Germany)
- 国籍
- German
- 言語
- German
- 居住地歴
- Ditzumerverlaat (Bunde, Lower Saxony, Germany)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, writer, ghost-writer
- 活動期間
- 1998年〜
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau | — | — | City of Hanau | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize | — | — | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Fiction) | — | フィクション | Leipzig Book Fair | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Lower Saxony State Prize | — | — | State of Lower Saxony | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds | — | — | Deutscher Literaturfonds | 受賞 |
受賞・候補エディション
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第6回(2010年) Winner
作品
代表作
Libidissi
1998年 novelAn experimental novel noted for hybrid narrative techniques and modernist influences.
Anrufung des blinden Fisches
1999年 short storiesA collection of short stories exploring everyday strangeness and fractured human relationships.
Barbar Rosa
2001年 detective novelThe detective story that brought Klein wider recognition after years as a ghost-writer.
Von den Deutschen
2002年 short storiesA satirical collection of stories examining aspects of German society.
Die Sonne scheint uns
2004年 novelA novel focusing on human relationships and memory, noted for sensory detail and psychological nuance.
Sünde Güte Blitz
2007年 novelAn experimental novel probing morality, violence, and ethical boundaries.
Roman unserer Kindheit
2010年 novelA novel about childhood and memory where nostalgia and critical perspective intersect.
Die Zukunft des Mars
2013年 novelA novel dealing with the future, technology, and the interplay of hope and anxiety.
Miakro
2018年 novelOne of his recent major works, portraying aspects of contemporary society in his distinctive style.
全著作
- Libidissi. Fest, Berlin 1998.
- Anrufung des blinden Fisches. short stories. Fest, Berlin 1999.
- Barbar Rosa. Eine Detektivgeschichte. Fest, Berlin 2001.
- Von den Deutschen. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2002.
- Die Sonne scheint uns. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2004.
- Sünde Güte Blitz. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2007.
- Schlimme schlimme Medien. 2-CD set. supposé, Köln 2007.
- Roman unserer Kindheit. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2010.
- Die Logik der Süße. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2010.
- Schund & Segen 77 Abverlangte Texte. Rowohlt, 2013.
- Die Zukunft des Mars. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2013.
- Miakro. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2018.
作風・主題
- 文体
- experimental narrationmodernist techniquesblack humour and satire
- 頻出モチーフ
- memorylimits of languageobservation of modern society
評価・遺産
Georg Klein emerged in the late 1990s and 2000s as a notable German writer known for blending experimental narration with social critique. He has received several major literary prizes and is regarded as an important figure in contemporary German literature.
豆知識
- After years working as a ghost-writer, he was discovered with the detective novel Barbar Rosa in 2001.
- His wife, Katrin de Vries, is also a writer.
- He was a keynote speaker at the British Council-sponsored Edinburgh World Writers' Conference in Berlin in 2012.