Toucan Prize (Tukan-Preis)
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1971) Winner
Herbert Asmodi
ヘルベルト・アスモディ
Heruberuto Asumodi
Aliases:
ヘルベルト・カイザー / Herbert Kaiser
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-03-30 （Heilbronn）
- Died
- 2007-03-03 （München） age 83
- Nationality
- ドイツ
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Heilbronn → Stuttgart → Heidelberg → Munich
Career
- Occupations
- writer, playwright, screenwriter, theater critic
- Active Years
- 1953-2006
- Affiliations
- Münchner Merkur
- Memberships
- P.E.N.-Zentrum Deutschland
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium (formerly Karls-Gymnasium) | — | High school | — | ～1942 | Germany |
| Wilhelms-Real-Oberschule | — | Realoberschule | Notabitur | ～1942 | Germany |
| Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg | — | Germanistik, Art History, Philosophy | — | 1946～ | Germany |
Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium (formerly Karls-Gymnasium)
High school
Period:
～1942
Country:
Germany
Heilbronn
Wilhelms-Real-Oberschule
Realoberschule
Degree:
Notabitur
Period:
～1942
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
Germany
Stuttgart
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Germanistik, Art History, Philosophy
Period:
1946～
Country:
Germany
Post-war studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Gerhart-Hauptmann-Preis | Jenseits vom Paradies | — | Freie Volksbühne Berlin | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Tukan-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Bayerischer Verdienstorden | — | — | State of Bavaria | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Bundesverdienstkreuz | — | — | Federal President's Office | 受賞 |
Gerhart-Hauptmann-Preis
1954
Work:
Jenseits vom Paradies
Organization:
Freie Volksbühne Berlin
Result:
受賞
Tukan-Preis
1971
Result:
受賞
Bayerischer Verdienstorden
1979
Organization:
State of Bavaria
Result:
受賞
Bundesverdienstkreuz
1984
Organization:
Federal President's Office
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jenseits vom Paradies
1953 Absurd TheaterEarly absurd theater play.
absurdityhuman existence
Die Dame aus den Tuilerien oder die Tollheit der Liebe
2004 NovelNovel about the madness of love.
lovemadness
Die Frau in Weiß
1971 ScreenplayTV adaptation screenplay of Wilkie Collins' novel, viewed by 25 million.
mysterysecrets
Adaptations
- [TV series] Die Frau in Weiß / Wilhelm Semmelroth (1971)
Bibliography
- Jenseits vom Paradies
- Pardon wird nicht gegeben
- Nachsaison
- Die Menschenfresser
- Mohrenwäsche
- Stirb und Werde
- Jokers Gala
- Jokers Farewell
- Die Dame aus den Tuilerien oder die Tollheit der Liebe
- Adieu les belles choses
- Das Lächeln der Harpyien
Translations by Author
- Translation of Eugène Ionesco's 'Story No. 1'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- absurd theater stylecynical
- Recurring Motifs
- human follylove and death
Legacy
German playwright and screenwriter renowned for TV adaptations of literature in the 1970s. Worked across absurd theater, novels, poetry, and more.
Trivia
- Real name is Herbert Kaiser.
- Wrote the German dialogue for the first dubbing of 'The Exorcist'.
- Served in WWII and was captured by US forces.