Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (1986) Winner
Helga Schubert
ヘルガ・シューベルト
Heruga Shūberuto
Aliases:
Helga Helm
Pen Names:
Helga Helm（pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-01-07 （Berlin）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- East Berlin → Berlin → Neu Meteln, a parish of Alt Meteln near Schwerin (Künstlerkolonie Drispeth)
Career
- Occupations
- psychologist, author, conversational therapist, press spokeswoman
- Active Years
- 1958-2025
- Memberships
- Schriftstellerverband der DDR, PEN Centre of East Germany, PEN Centre Germany
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt University | — | Psychology | 心理学ディプロマ | 1958-1963 | Germany |
| Humboldt University | — | Psychology | — | 1973-1977 | Germany |
Humboldt University
Psychology
Degree:
心理学ディプロマ
Period:
1958-1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Germany
Humboldt University
Psychology
Period:
1973-1977
Country:
Germany
Did not obtain the doctorate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Script Prize at the second National Film Festival of the DDR | Die Beunruhigung (The Worry) | — | GDR | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Heinrich Greif Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Hans Fallada Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Honorary Doctorate - Doctor of Humane Letters | — | — | Purdue University | 受与 |
| 2020 | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Script Prize at the second National Film Festival of the DDR
1982
Work:
Die Beunruhigung (The Worry)
Organization:
GDR
Result:
受賞
Heinrich Greif Prize
1983
Result:
受賞
Heinrich Mann Prize
1986
Result:
受賞
Hans Fallada Prize
1993
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate - Doctor of Humane Letters
1991
Organization:
Purdue University
Result:
受与
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
2020
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hans Fallada Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1993) Winner
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 44 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Die Beunruhigung (The Worry)
1982 movie scenarioJudasfrauen. Ten Case Stories of Female Denunciation in the Third Reich
1990 documentary literatureDocumentary work on female denunciation in the Third Reich based on archival research.
denunciationThird Reichwomen
Bibliography
- Lauter Leben (A Lot of Lives)
- Bimmi und das Hochhausgespenst (Bimmi and the Highrise Ghost)
- Bimmi und die Victoria A (Bimmi and the Victoria A)
- Die Beunruhigung (The Worry)
- Bimmi und der schwarze Tag (Bimmi and the Black Day)
- Das verbotene Zimmer (The Forbidden Room)
- Bimmi und ihr Nachmittag (Bimmi and Her Afternoon)
- Blickwinkel (Point of View)
- Anna kann Deutsch (Anna Can Speak German)
- Und morgen wieder ... (And Again Tomorrow ...)
- Schöne Reise (Beautiful Trip)
- Über Gefühle reden? (Speak about Feelings?)
- Gehen Frauen in die Knie? (Do Women Go Down on Their Knees?)
- Judasfrauen. Zehn Fallgeschichten weiblicher Denunziation im Dritten Reich (Judas Women. Ten Case Stories of Female Denunciation in the Third Reich)
- Bezahlen die Frauen die Wiedervereinigung? (Do Women Pay for Reunification?)
- Bimmi vom hohen Haus (Bimmi of the Highrise)
- Die Andersdenkende (The Dissenter)
- Das gesprungene Herz (The Cracked Heart)
- Die Welt da drinnen (The World Inside)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- portraying everyday life in East Germanydocumentary approach
- Recurring Motifs
- female rolesdenunciation and betrayal
Legacy
Known for portraying everyday life in East Germany through children's literature and prose, and post-reunification documentary works like Judasfrauen on denunciation in the Third Reich. Awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 2020.
Trivia
- Pseudonym is Helga Helm.
- Grew up in East Berlin and worked one year on an assembly line in a factory.
- Married to painter, writer, and clinical psychologist Johannes Helm since 1976 until his death in August 2025.