Vilenica International Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2005) Winner
Ilma Rakusa
イルマ・ラクーサ
Iruma Rakūsa
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-01-02 （Rimavská Sobota）
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Languages
- German, French, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Hungarian
- Residence History
- Budapest → Ljubljana → Trieste → Zürich
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Translator, Professor, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1971-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Die Zeit
- Memberships
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnasium in Zürich | — | — | Matura | 幼少期-1965 | Switzerland |
| University of Zurich | Faculty of Slavic and Romance Languages and Literature | Slavic Seminar | Ph.D. | 1965-1971 | Switzerland |
Gymnasium in Zürich
Degree:
Matura
Period:
幼少期-1965
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
Switzerland
Attended Volksschule and Gymnasium in Zürich
University of Zurich
Faculty of Slavic and Romance Languages and Literature
/ Slavic Seminar
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1965-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
Switzerland
Thesis: Studien zum Motiv der Einsamkeit in der russischen Literatur
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hieronymusring | — | — | Verband deutschsprachiger Übersetzer | winner |
| 1991 | Petrarca-Übersetzerpreis | — | — | — | winner |
| 2003 | Adelbert von Chamisso Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2009 | Swiss Book Prize | Mehr Meer | — | Swiss Book Preis | winner |
| 2019 | Kleist Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2025 | Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis | — | — | — | winner |
Hieronymusring
1987
Organization:
Verband deutschsprachiger Übersetzer
Result:
winner
Petrarca-Übersetzerpreis
1991
Result:
winner
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
2003
Result:
winner
Swiss Book Prize
2009
Work:
Mehr Meer
Organization:
Swiss Book Preis
Result:
winner
Kleist Prize
2019
Result:
winner
Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis
2025
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Swiss Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2009) Winner
Kleist Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Mehr Meer
2009 Novel/MemoirA memoir-like work weaving poetic passages of memories from childhood and migratory life.
memoryexileEurope
Translations
- Translated into many languages
Bibliography
- Studien zum Motiv der Einsamkeit in der russischen Literatur
- Wie Winter. Gedichte
- Sinai
- Die Insel. Erzählung
- Miramar. Erzählungen
- Steppe. Erzählungen
- Jim. Sieben Dramolette
- Ein Strich durch alles. 90 Neunzeiler
- Love after love. Acht Abgesänge
- Von Ketzern und Klassikern. Streifzüge durch die russische Literatur
- Langsamer! Gegen Atemlosigkeit, Akzeleration und andere Zumutungen
- Stille. Zeit. Essays
- Durch Schnee. Erzählungen und Prosaminiaturen
- Mehr Meer. Erinnerungspassagen
- Aufgerissene Blicke. Berlin-Journal
- Einsamkeit mit rollendem "r". Erzählungen
- Mein Alphabet
Translations by Author
- Der Liebhaber (Marguerite Duras)
- Ein Grabmal für Boris Dawidowitsch (Danilo Kiš)
- Sanduhr (Danilo Kiš)
- Im Sommer abends um halb elf (Marguerite Duras)
Translations of Works
- Mehr Meer translated into many languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic proseessayistic stylemulticultural and multilingual expression
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessmigration and exileEastern European literature
Legacy
Ilma Rakusa, born in Slovakia to Slovenian father and Hungarian mother, is a Swiss writer and translator proficient in multiple languages. Renowned for translating Russian and Eastern European literature into German, she has won awards like the Kleist Prize and is praised as a bridge between European literatures.
Trivia
- Slovenian father and Hungarian mother.
- Born in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia, Swiss nationality.
- Spent early childhood in Budapest, Ljubljana, and Trieste.