Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (1974) Winner
Hermann Kesten
ヘルマン・ケステン
Heruman Kesuten
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1900-01-28 （Pidvolochysk）
- Died
- 1996-05-03 （Basel, Switzerland） age 96
- Nationality
- German, American
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Pidvolochysk, Austria-Hungary → Nuremberg, Germany → Frankfurt, Germany → Berlin, Germany → Paris, France → Amsterdam, Netherlands → New York, USA → Rome, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, dramatist, editor, publisher
- Active Years
- 1927-1996
- Affiliations
- Kiepenheuer, Allert de Lange, West German PEN
- Memberships
- Group 47, PEN International
- Influenced By
- Heinrich Heine, Berthold Brecht
- Influenced
- Group 47 members
Awards & Nominations
Nelly Sachs Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1977) Winner
Works
Major Works
Josef sucht die Freiheit
1927 New Objectivity novelJosef breaks free in search of liberty.
freedomindividualism
Ein ausschweifender Mensch
1929 novelRunning Riot.
human natureexcess
Glückliche Menschen
1931 novelHappy Man.
happinesslife
Die Zwillinge von Nürnberg
1947 novelThe Twins of Nuremberg.
fateNazism
Bibliography
- Josef sucht die Freiheit
- Ein ausschweifender Mensch (Das Leben eines Tölpels)
- Glückliche Menschen
- Der Scharlatan
- Der Gerechte
- Ferdinand und Isabella
- König Philipp II.
- Die Kinder von Gernika
- Die Zwillinge von Nürnberg
- Die fremden Götter
- Ein Sohn des Glücks
- Die Abenteuer eines Moralisten
- Die Zeit der Narren
- Ein Mann von sechzig Jahren
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- New Objectivityrealismsatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- quest for freedomexilehuman fate
Legacy
One of the principal literary figures of the New Objectivity movement in 1920s Germany. The Hermann Kesten Medal has been given in his honor since 1985.
Academic Societies
- PEN International
Trivia
- Born son of a Jewish merchant.
- Left Germany upon Hitler's rise and lived in exile.