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Ilse Tielsch

イルゼ・ティールシュ

Ilse Tielsch

Aliases: Ilse Felzmann / Ilse Tielsch-Felzmann

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1929-03-20 （Hustopeče）
Died
2023-02-21 （Vienna） age 93
Nationality
Austrian
Languages
German
Residence History
Hustopeče → Mikulov → Schlierbach, Austria → Linz → Vienna

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, teacher, journalist
Active Years
1950-2023
Memberships
Austrian Writers' Association, Austrian Society for Literature, Austrian PEN Club, Podium literary circle, Sudeten German Academy of Sciences and Arts

Education

University of Vienna
Newspaper studies and German studies
Country: Austria

Awards

Franz Theodor Csokor Prize
2017
Organization: Austrian PEN Club
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Ancestral Pyramid

2001 novel

First volume of a novel trilogy dealing with the loss of homeland and the history of German-speaking Moravia.

loss of homelandhistory of German-speaking Moravia

Searching for Home

novel

Second volume of the novel trilogy on loss of homeland.

loss of homeland

The Fruits of Tears

novel

Third volume of the novel trilogy on loss of homeland.

loss of homeland

The Last Year

2010 novel

Novel about the final year.

Memories with Trees

1993 poetry

Poetry collection.

Translations of Works

  • Works translated into 20 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic stylelyrical themes of homeland
Recurring Motifs
loss of homelandremembrance

Legacy

Austrian writer known for her novel trilogy on the loss of homeland experienced by German-speaking Moravians. Her works have been translated into 20 languages and published in 22 countries.

Trivia

  • She had four children but lost two early.