Nelly Sachs Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1981) Winner
Horst Bienek
ホルスト・ビーネク
Horst Bienek
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-05-07 （Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany (today Gliwice, Poland)）
- Died
- 1990-12-07 （Munich） age 60
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Gleiwitz (until 1945) → Eastern Germany → West Germany → Munich
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet
- Active Years
- 1955-1990
- Influenced By
- Bertolt Brecht
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Bertolt Brecht | — | — | — | — | Germany |
Under Bertolt Brecht
Country:
Germany
Student of Bertolt Brecht
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Nelly Sachs Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Nelly Sachs Prize
1981
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gleiwitz, Eine oberschlesische Chronik in vier Romanen
1970 novelFour-volume novel series dealing with prelude to WWII and the war
Upper Silesiaexpulsion
Translations
Adaptations
- Die Zelle (1971), Die erste Polka (1979), Schloß Königswald (1987)
Translations of Works
- The First Polka (1978), September Light (1986), The Cell (1973), Time Without Bells (1988)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of Upper Silesian dialect
- Recurring Motifs
- Uprooting from homelandidentity
Health
-
AIDS1990年頃Cause of death
Legacy
German writer known for themes of Upper Silesia, expulsion, and identity.
In Popular Culture
- Horst-Bienek-Preis für Lyrik named after him
Trivia
- Was homosexual but did not openly discuss it
- Imprisoned in Soviet Gulag