Heinrich Heine Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1959) Winner
Heiner Müller
ハイナー・ミュラー
Hainā Myurā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-01-09 （Eppendorf, Saxony）
- Died
- 1995-12-30 （Berlin） age 66
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Eppendorf, Saxony → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- Dramatist, Poet, Theatre director, Dramaturg, Essayist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1957-1995
- Affiliations
- Deutscher Schriftstellerverband, Academy of Arts, Berlin, Berliner Ensemble
- Memberships
- Social Democratic Party of Germany (later SED), Deutscher Schriftstellerverband (expelled 1961, readmitted 1988)
- Influenced By
- Bertolt Brecht
- Influenced
- Hans-Thies Lehmann, Tony Kushner
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Heinrich Mann Prize | Lohndrücker/The Correction | — | Akademie der Künste | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Kleist Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Europe Theatre Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Heinrich Mann Prize
1959
Work:
Lohndrücker/The Correction
Organization:
Akademie der Künste
Result:
受賞
Georg Büchner Prize
1985
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Kleist Prize
1990
Result:
受賞
Europe Theatre Prize
1994
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1959) Winner
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 60 (1985) Winner
Kleist Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 27 (1990) Winner
Works
Major Works
Hamletmachine
1977 Postdramatic theatreEnigmatic, fragmentary reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
HistoryDeathPolitics
Adaptations
- [Opera] Die Hamletmaschine / Wolfgang Rihm (1987)
Translations
- English translation (Carl Weber)
Bibliography
- The Scab
- The Correction
- Germania Death in Berlin
- The Mission
- Quartet
Adaptations
- Hamletmachine (Einstürzende Neubauten, 1991)
Translations by Author
- Macbeth (Shakespeare adaptation)
Translations of Works
- Numerous English translations (Carl Weber et al.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- FragmentaryEnigmaticPostmodernPostdramatic
- Recurring Motifs
- Dialogue with historyDeathMachineDestruction
Health
-
Throat cancer1990年代Died in 1995
Legacy
Enormous influence on European theatre, pioneer of postdramatic theatre. Suhrkamp collected works published.
Academic Societies
- International Heiner Müller Society
Archives
- Dorotheenstadt Cemetery, Berlin
In Popular Culture
- Musical adaptations (Heiner Goebbels, Laibach etc.)
Trivia
- Alleged Stasi informant (1979-1990, denied)
- Spoke at Alexanderplatz demonstration (1989)
- Buried in Dorotheenstadt Cemetery