Toucan Prize (Tukan-Preis)
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1983) Winner
Grete Weil
グレーテ・ヴァイル
Grete Weil
Aliases:
Margarete Elisabeth Dispeker
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1906-07-18 （Munich）
- Died
- 1999-05-14 （Grünwald） age 92
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Munich → Amsterdam → Darmstadt → Stuttgart → Berlin → Hannover → Frankfurt → Grünwald
Career
- Occupations
- writer, photographer, translator, librettist
- Active Years
- 1932-1999
- Affiliations
- PEN Centre Germany
- Memberships
- PEN Centre Germany
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Frankfurt et al. | — | German literature | — | 1920年代-1930年代 | Germany |
University of Frankfurt et al.
German literature
Period:
1920年代-1930年代
Country:
Germany
Studied German literature in Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, and Paris
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Wilhelmine-Lübke-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Tukan Prize | — | — | City of Munich | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Geschwister Scholl-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Carl-Zuckmayer Medal | — | — | Rhineland-Palatinate | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Bavarian Order of Merit | — | — | State of Bavaria | 受賞 |
Wilhelmine-Lübke-Preis
1980
Result:
受賞
Tukan Prize
1983
Organization:
City of Munich
Result:
受賞
Geschwister Scholl-Preis
1988
Result:
受賞
Carl-Zuckmayer Medal
1995
Organization:
Rhineland-Palatinate
Result:
受賞
Bavarian Order of Merit
1996
Organization:
State of Bavaria
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Carl Zuckmayer Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1995) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ans Ende der Welt
1949 novelShort novel written while in Amsterdam
Holocaustexile
Boulevard Solitude
1951 librettoLibretto for Hans Werner Henze
lovesolitude
Tramhalte Beethovenstraat
1963 novelHappy, sagte der Onkel
1968 novelMeine Schwester Antigone
1980 novelGenerationen
1983 novelDer Brautpreis
1988 novelSpätfolgen
1992 novelLeb ich denn, wenn andere leben
1998 novelErlebnis einer Reise
1999 short storyFirst story
Bibliography
- Ans Ende der Welt, Berlin 1949
- Boulevard Solitude, Mainz 1951
- Tramhalte Beethovenstraat, Wiesbaden 1963
- Happy, sagte der Onkel, Wiesbaden 1968
- Meine Schwester Antigone, Zürich 1980
- Generationen, Zürich 1983
- Der Brautpreis, Zürich 1988
- Spätfolgen, Zürich 1992
- Leb ich denn, wenn andere leben, Zürich 1998
- Erlebnis einer Reise, Zürich 1999
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Major proponent of Holocaust literatureConcise and introspective style
- Recurring Motifs
- Holocaustexilegenerational conflictJewish identity
Legacy
One of the major proponents of Holocaust literature. Her books have been translated into all the major European languages.
Trivia
- Her husband Edgar Weil was killed in Mauthausen concentration camp.
- She went into hiding and survived the Holocaust.
- After the death of her second husband Walter Jockisch in 1970, she increasingly turned to writing.