Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 75 (1995) Winner
Hans Mayer
ハンス・マイヤー
Hansu Maier
Pen Names:
Martin Seiler（pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-03-19 （Cologne）
- Died
- 2001-05-19 （Tübingen） age 94
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Cologne → France → Geneva → Leipzig → Hannover → Tübingen
Career
- Occupations
- literary scholar, jurist, social researcher, critic, author, musicologist
- Active Years
- 1930-2001
- Affiliations
- University of Leipzig, Leibniz University Hannover
- Memberships
- Akademie der Künste, Honorary member of Sächsische Akademie der Künste
- Influenced By
- Georg Lukács, Karl Marx, Hans Kelsen, Max Horkheimer, Carl Jacob Burckhardt
- Influenced
- Uwe Johnson, Günter Grass
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cologne | — | Jurisprudence, Political Science, History, Philosophy | 博士 | 1920年代後半 | Germany |
| University of Bonn | — | Jurisprudence, Political Science, History, Philosophy | — | — | Germany |
| Humboldt University of Berlin | — | Jurisprudence, Political Science, History, Philosophy | — | — | Germany |
University of Cologne
Jurisprudence, Political Science, History, Philosophy
Degree:
博士
Period:
1920年代後半
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Germany
Doctoral thesis 'Die Krise der deutschen Staatslehre'
University of Bonn
Jurisprudence, Political Science, History, Philosophy
Country:
Germany
Humboldt University of Berlin
Jurisprudence, Political Science, History, Philosophy
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | National Prize of East Germany | — | — | East German Government | 受賞 |
| — | Bundesverdienstkreuz (Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband) | — | — | Federal Republic of Germany | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Ernst-Bloch Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
National Prize of East Germany
Organization:
East German Government
Result:
受賞
Bundesverdienstkreuz (Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband)
Organization:
Federal Republic of Germany
Result:
受賞
Ernst-Bloch Prize
1988
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Außenseiter
1975 Literary CriticismDeals with literary portrayals of women, male homosexuals, and Jews
OutsidersDiscrimination
Georg Büchner und seine Zeit
1972 Literary StudyStudy on Georg Büchner
Literary History
Ein Deutscher auf Widerruf
1982 MemoirsThree-volume memoirs
Autobiography
Bibliography
- Karl Marx und das Elend des Geistes
- Richard Wagner
- Zur deutschen Literatur der Zeit
- Georg Büchner und seine Zeit
- Außenseiter
- Ein Deutscher auf Widerruf
- Wir Außenseiter
- Widersprüche einer europäischen Literatur
- Das unglückliche Bewusstsein
- Der Turm von Babel
- Versuch über Hans Henny Jahnn
- Erinnerungen an Willy Brandt
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Marxist criticismEmphasis on historical context
- Recurring Motifs
- OutsidersJewsHomosexualitySocialism
Health
-
Loss of eyesight晩年Continued writing by dictation
Legacy
One of the most important literary critics of the 20th century, influential in both East and West Germany, focused on outsiders in literature
In Popular Culture
- Involved in the film 'The Wooden Horse'
Quotes
-
Das schlechte Ende widerlegt nicht einen möglichen guten Anfang
Source: Der Turm von Babel (1991)
Trivia
- Born into an upper-class Jewish family
- Marxist and socialist
- Homosexual
- Exiled due to Nazis