Heinrich Mann Prize
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Herbert Jobst
ヘルベルト・ヨブスト
Heruberuto Yobusuto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-07-30 （Neu-Welzow, Lusatia）
- Died
- 1990-06-28 （Neustrelitz） age 74
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Radeberg → Meissen → Dresden → Flöha → Neustrelitz
Career
- Occupations
- writer, miner, printer, night watchman
- Active Years
- 1957-1990
- Memberships
- Sozialistische Arbeiter-Jugend, Roten Falken, Naturfreunde
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg | — | Mining-related | — | 1952/53 | Germany |
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
Mining-related
Period:
1952/53
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Germany
Promoted from miner
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | Akademie der Künste | winner |
| 1965 | Kunstpreis des Bezirkes Karl-Marx-Stadt | — | — | — | winner |
| 1965 | Free German Trade Union Federation Prize | — | — | Free German Trade Union Federation | winner |
| 1965 | Fritz Reuter Prize | — | — | — | winner |
Heinrich Mann Prize
1958
Organization:
Akademie der Künste
Result:
winner
Kunstpreis des Bezirkes Karl-Marx-Stadt
1965
Result:
winner
Free German Trade Union Federation Prize
1965
Organization:
Free German Trade Union Federation
Result:
winner
Fritz Reuter Prize
1965
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Der dramatische Lebensweg des Adam Probst
1957 Autobiographical novel tetralogyPowerful autobiographical novel tetralogy about the life of social outcast Adam Probst.
vagabondagesatirehumorsocial criticism
Der Findling
1957 novelDer Zögling
1959 novelDer Vagabund
1963 novelDer Glücksucher
1973 novelBibliography
- Der Findling, Berlin 1957
- Der Zögling, Berlin 1959
- Der Vagabund, Berlin 1963
- Blick auf Irdisches, Rostock 1969
- Der Glücksucher, Berlin 1973
- Tapetenwechsel, Berlin 1983
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- popularhumor-filledsatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- vagabond lifesocial injusticeautobiographical elements
Legacy
East German writer known for his widely read autobiographical novel tetralogy depicting a tumultuous life.
Trivia
- Father died in World War I.
- Abandoned by mother as a child, raised by foster parents.
- Soviet POW working in Siberian coal mine.
- Married to poet Lisa Jobst.