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Hilde Domin

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Hirude Domin

Aliases: Hilde Palm / Hildegard Löwenstein
Pen Names: Hilde Domin（Pseudonym as poet）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1909-07-27 （Cologne）
Died
2006-02-22 （Heidelberg） age 96
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Cologne → Heidelberg → Florence → Rome → England → Santo Domingo → Heidelberg

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, translator, lecturer, photographer
Active Years
1955-2006
Affiliations
University of Santo Domingo
Influenced By
Karl Jaspers, Karl Mannheim
Influenced
Nelly Sachs

Education

Heidelberg University
Faculty of Law / Law
Period: 1929頃
Country: Germany
Studied law
Cologne University
Economics, social sciences, philosophy
Period: 1929-1932
Country: Germany
Switched to economics, social sciences, philosophy
University of Bonn
Economics, social sciences, philosophy
Period: 1929-1932
Country: Germany
Humboldt University of Berlin
Economics, social sciences, philosophy
Period: 1929-1932
Country: Germany
University of Florence
Political science
Degree: 博士号
Year of Graduation: 1935
Country: Italy
Doctorate in political science

Awards

Bundesverdienstkreuz Erster Klasse
Organization: Federal Republic of Germany
Result: 受賞
Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz
Organization: Federal Republic of Germany
Result: 受賞
Roswitha Prize
1974
Result: 受賞
Nelly Sachs Prize
1983
Result: 受賞
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis
1992
Organization: City of Bad Homburg
Result: 受賞
Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
1995
Organization: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Result: 受賞
Jakob-Wassermann-Literaturpreis
1999
Result: 受賞
State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia
1999
Organization: State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Result: 受賞
Honorary citizenship of Heidelberg
2004
Organization: City of Heidelberg
Result: 受賞
Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella
2005
Organization: Dominican Republic
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nur eine Rose als Stütze

1959 Poetry

Her first collection of poetry

exilehope

Rückkehr der Schiffe

1962 Poetry

Das zweite Paradies

1968 Prose

A critical love story dealing with the experience of exile and home

exilehome

Bibliography

  • Hilde Domin - Gesammelte Gedichte
  • Ziehende Landschaft
  • Nur eine Rose als Stütze
  • Rückkehr der Schiffe
  • Linguistik
  • Hier
  • Höhlenbilder
  • Das zweite Paradies
  • Wozu Lyrik heute
  • Ich will dich
  • Von der Natur nicht vorgesehen
  • Aber die Hoffnung
  • Unaufhaltsam
  • Rufe nicht
  • Der Baum blüht trotzdem

Translations by Author

  • Works by Denise Levertov
  • Works by Giuseppe Ungaretti

Translations of Works

  • Translated into more than 21 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Rarely metaphorical, completely unpathetic, simple vocabulary that meets magic
Recurring Motifs
exilehopenature

Health

  • Miscarriage
    ドミニカ共和国滞在時
    Began writing poetry

Legacy

Among the most important German-language poets of her time

Archives

  • German Literature Archive in Marbach

In Popular Culture

  • Contributed to UNESCO World Heritage status for Ciudad Colonial

Quotes

  • A writer needs three types of courage. To be himself/herself. The courage not to lie and to misrepresent and skew, to call things by their right names. And thirdly, to believe in the open mindedness and forthrightness of the others.
    Source: 1986 interview (1986)
  • Not to tire but to hold out your hand gently as if to a bird to the miracle
    Source: Late poem

Trivia

  • Her year of birth was erroneously reported as 1912.
  • Adopted the pseudonym Hilde Domin in gratitude to the Dominican Republic