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Helga Königsdorf

ヘルガ・ケーニヒスドルフ

Heruga Kēnihisudorufu

Aliases: Helga Bunke

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1938-07-13 （Gera）
Died
2014-05-04 （Berlin） age 75
Nationality
German, East German
Languages
German
Residence History
Gera → East Berlin

Career

Occupations
statistician, mathematician, novelist
Active Years
1961-2014
Affiliations
East Berlin Academy of Sciences
Influenced By
Christa Wolf, Brigitte Reimann, Maxie Wander

Education

Humboldt University
Physics / Department of Physics
Country: Germany
Studied physics

Awards

Heinrich Mann Prize
1985
Organization: Academy of Arts
Result: 受賞
Roswitha Prize
1992
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

My Indecent Dreams

1978 Short stories

Her first collection of short stories.

autobiographicalwomen's dreams
Translations
  • English translation available

Bibliography

  • Meine ungehörigen Träume (1978)
  • Der Lauf der Dinge (1982)
  • Respektloser Umgang (1986)
  • Lichtverhältnisse (1988)
  • Ungelegener Befund (1990)
  • Adieu DDR (1990)
  • Gleich neben Afrika (1992)
  • Im Schatten des Regenbogens (1993)
  • Über die unverzügliche Rettung der Welt (1994)
  • Die Entsorgung der Großmutter (1997)
  • Landschaft in wechselndem Licht (2002)

Translations by Author

  • Statistical methods of model building (1986, co-authored with Olaf Bunke)

Translations of Works

  • Fission (English translation of Hydra, 2000)
  • Three Political Essays (2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
autobiographicalfeminist literature
Recurring Motifs
East German societyintersection of science and literature

Health

  • Parkinson's disease
    30年以上
    Suffered for more than 30 years, cause of death.

Legacy

Distinguished in two careers: science and literature as an East German writer.

Trivia

  • Born as a farmer's daughter.
  • Co-authored math books with husband Olaf Bunke.