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Edition 33 (1988) Winner
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Edition 62 (2017) Achievement Award
Gudrun Pausewang
グドルン・パウゼヴァング
Gudrun Pausewang
Aliases:
Gudrun Wilcke
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1928-03-03 （Mladkov (formerly Wichstadtl)）
- Died
- 2020-01-23 （Baunach） age 91
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Wiesbaden, Germany → Chile, Venezuela, Colombia → Schlitz, Hesse, Germany → Baunach, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- Teacher, Children's writer, Young adult writer, Science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1977-2020
- Influenced By
- Erich Kästner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown (pedagogy studies) | — | Pedagogy | 教師資格 | 1950年代初頭 | Germany |
| Unknown (university in Hesse) | — | Literature | Ph.D. | 1989以降 | Germany |
Unknown (pedagogy studies)
Pedagogy
Degree:
教師資格
Period:
1950年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
Germany
Studies for primary school teaching
Unknown (university in Hesse)
Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1989以降
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
Germany
Dissertation: 'Vergessene Jugendschriftsteller der Erich-Kästner-Generation'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | Die Wolke | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis | Die Wolke | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Deutscher Science Fiction Preis | Die Wolke | 最優秀長編小説 | — | 受賞 |
| — | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (lifetime achievement) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Independent Publisher Book Awards | Dark Hours | ジュブナイル/ヤングアダルト小説 | — | 銀メダル |
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1988
Work:
Die Wolke
Result:
受賞
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
1988
Work:
Die Wolke
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Science Fiction Preis
1988
Work:
Die Wolke
Category:
最優秀長編小説
Result:
受賞
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (lifetime achievement)
2017
Result:
受賞
Independent Publisher Book Awards
2007
Work:
Dark Hours
Category:
ジュブナイル/ヤングアダルト小説
Result:
銀メダル
Awards & Nominations
Kurd Laßwitz Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1988) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Last Children of Schewenborn
1983 Science fiction / Young adult novelDepicts the harsh survival of children in a post-nuclear war world.
nuclear warsurvivalpeaceenvironmental destruction
Translations
- English translation available
Die Wolke (Fall-Out)
1987 Young adult novelCautionary tale about the aftermath of a nuclear power plant accident, inspired by Chernobyl.
nuclear energyenvironmental pollutiondisasterpeace
Adaptations
- [Film] Die Wolke / Gregor Schnitzler (2006)
Translations
- English: Fall-Out
Bibliography
- Die Not der Familie Caldera (1977)
- Auf einem langen Weg (1978)
- Die letzten Kinder von Schewenborn (1983)
- Die Wolke (1987)
- Fern von der Rosinkawiese (1989)
- Reise im August (1992)
- Der Schlund (1993)
Adaptations
- Die Wolke adapted to film in 2006
Translations of Works
- Die Wolke → English: Fall-Out
- Reise im August → English: The Final Journey
- → English: Traitor
- → English: Dark Hours
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic styleCautionary narrativeChild/YA perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- nuclear threatwar and peacefear of dictatorshippoverty in South Americanature protection
Legacy
Renowned for cautionary children's and YA literature warning against nuclear energy, environmental issues, and war; works like Die Wolke and Die letzten Kinder von Schewenborn became part of the German school canon.
Archives
- German National Library
In Popular Culture
- Several schools named after her
Trivia
- Sudeten German origin.
- Member of Jungmädel from age 10 to 17.
- Wrote Die Wolke after Chernobyl disaster.
- Authored around 100 novels.