Heinrich Mann Prize
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Inge Müller
インゲ・ミュラー
Inge Myüller
Aliases:
Inge Meyer
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-03-13 （Berlin）
- Died
- 1966-06-01 （Berlin） age 41
- Nationality
- East Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Berlin (birth) → Styria (during WWII) → Lehnitz (1954-1959) → Berlin (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- author, secretary, Trümmerfrau, worker, journalist, correspondent
- Active Years
- 1955-1966
- Affiliations
- SED (Socialist Unity Party of Germany)
- Memberships
- Schriftstellerverband der DDR
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | Akademie der Künste | winner |
Heinrich Mann Prize
1959
Organization:
Akademie der Künste
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wölfchen Ungestüm
1955 children's bookA children's book.
children's adventure
Zehn Jungen und ein Fischerdorf
1958 children's bookStory about ten boys and a fishing village.
friendshipcommunity
Die Weiberbrigade
radio dramaEmancipatory and timely radio drama about women.
women's emancipation
Der Lohndrücker
1956 dramaCollaboration with Heiner Müller.
labor
Bibliography
- Ich Jona (fragment)
- Auf dem Wege (collaboration with Wiktor Rosow)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic expressionfragmentary narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- traumadespair
Health
-
depression1950年代-1966年Multiple suicide attempts, impacted writing.
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psychosomatic disorders1950年代-1966年Health deterioration and mental suffering.
Legacy
East German author overshadowed by husband Heiner Müller, forgotten after suicide, recently reevaluated, known primarily as a poet.
Trivia
- Second wife of Heiner Müller.
- Parents died in air strike; buried under rubble for three days with a dog, traumatic experience.
- Died by suicide at age 41 via medication overdose and poisonous gas.