Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
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Edition 7 (1933) Winner
Hermann Stehr
ヘルマン・シュテール
Heruman Shutēru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1864-02-16 （Habelschwerdt (Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland)）
- Died
- 1940-09-11 （Schreiberhau (Szklarska Poręba, Poland)） age 76
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Habelschwerdt → Dittersbach → Bad Warmbrunn → Schreiberhau
Career
- Occupations
- elementary school teacher, novelist, dramatist, poet
- Active Years
- 1881-1940
- Memberships
- Founding member of the Prussian Literary Academy
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature nominations (1933,1934,1935,1936)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Training School in Bad Landeck | — | Elementary Education | — | 1881-1885 | Prussia |
| Teacher Training School in Habelschwerdt | — | Elementary Education | — | 1881-1885 | Prussia |
Teacher Training School in Bad Landeck
Elementary Education
Period:
1881-1885
Year of Graduation:
1885
Country:
Prussia
Training as elementary school teacher
Teacher Training School in Habelschwerdt
Elementary Education
Period:
1881-1885
Year of Graduation:
1885
Country:
Prussia
Training as elementary school teacher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Bauernfeld Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1919 | Fastenrath Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1919 | Schiller Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1930 | Rathenau Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1932 | Wartburg Rose | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1932 | Goethe Medal for Art and Science | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1933 | Goethe Prize of Frankfurt-am-Main | — | — | City of Frankfurt-am-Main | 受賞 |
Bauernfeld Prize
1910
Result:
受賞
Fastenrath Prize
1919
Result:
受賞
Schiller Prize
1919
Result:
受賞
Rathenau Prize
1930
Result:
受賞
Wartburg Rose
1932
Result:
受賞
Goethe Medal for Art and Science
1932
Result:
受賞
Goethe Prize of Frankfurt-am-Main
1933
Organization:
City of Frankfurt-am-Main
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Der Heiligenhof
1918 NovelA Silesian farmer, his blind daughter, her love for a young man, and the farmer's search for God.
Search for GodSilesian peasant lifeFamily tragedy
Translations
- English translations available
Bibliography
- Auf Leben und Tod (1898)
- Leonore Griebel (1900)
- Meta Konegen (1904)
- Der begrabene Gott (1905)
- Drei Nächte (1909)
- Geschichten aus dem Mandelhause (1913)
- Das Abendrot (1916)
- Der Heiligenhof (1918)
- Das Lebensbuch (1920)
- Die Krähen (1921)
- Peter Brindeisener (1924)
- Mythen und Mären (1929)
- Die Nachkommen (1933)
- Mein Leben (1934)
- Der Mittelgarten (1936)
- Droben Gnade - drunten Recht (1944)
Translations of Works
- The Engraver (2012)
- Meicke, the Devil (2012)
- The Shinglemaker and Other Tales (2012)
- Leonore Griebel (2012)
- The Buried God (2013)
- The Shimmer of the Assistant and Other Tales (2013)
- The Twilight and Other Tales (2013)
- Three Nights (2014)
- Stories from the Mandel House (2014)
- The Runaway Heart and Other Tales (2014)
- The Crows (2014)
- Gudnatz, the Grafter (2014)
- The Blessed Farm (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- NaturalismHeimat-RomanTheological themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Silesian peasant lifeSearch for GodPoverty and hardship
Legacy
Silesian writer known for naturalist depictions of peasant life and search for God. Nominated for Nobel Prize four times but did not win. Criticized by Nazis for advocating independent thought.
Archives
- Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach (Museum of Modern Literature)
In Popular Culture
- Hermann-Stehr-Straße in Münster
Trivia
- Nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature four times
- Many English translations listed on English Wikipedia
- Four sons died in infancy
- Supported by patron Hans Pinkus to devote to writing