Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor
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Edition 35 (2020) Winner
Heinz Strunk
ハインツ・シュトルンク
Heinz Strunk
Aliases:
Mathias Halfpape
Pen Names:
Jürgen Dose（Alter ego in his works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-05-17 （Bevensen）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Bevensen → Hamburg
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, humorist, musician, actor
- Active Years
- 1992-2024
- Affiliations
- Studio Braun, Die PARTEI
- Memberships
- Die PARTEI
- Nominations
- Leipzig Book Fair Prize nomination
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize | Der goldene Handschuh | — | — | 受賞 |
Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize
2017
Work:
Der goldene Handschuh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
2004 novelComic novel based on his youth as a musician in small bands in the 1980s
youthmusichumor
Adaptations
- [film] Krauts, Doubts & Rock ’n’ Roll / Christian Görlitz (2008)
Der goldene Handschuh
2016 novelStory of the German serial killer Fritz Honka
crimesocial outcastseveryday bleakness
Adaptations
- [film] The Golden Glove / Fatih Akin (2019)
Zauberberg 2
2024 novelFree adaptation of Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain set in present day
modern societyliterary homage
Bibliography
- Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
- Die Zunge Europas
- Fleckenteufel
- Heinz Strunk in Afrika
- Junge rettet Freund aus Teich
- Das Strunk-Prinzip
- Der goldene Handschuh
- Jürgen
- Das Teemännchen
- Nach Notat zu Bett: Heinz Strunks Intimschatulle
- Es ist immer so schön mit dir
- Ein Sommer in Niendorf
- Der gelbe Elefant
- Die Käsis
- Zauberberg 2
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalhumorousrealistic
- Recurring Motifs
- social outcastsbleakness of everyday lifeaddictive personalities
Legacy
Known as a German satirical novelist and comedian, acclaimed for works depicting social outcasts