Aspekte Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1989) Winner
Irina Liebmann
イリナ・リーブマン
Irina Liebmann
Aliases:
Irina Herrnstadt / Ирина Гернштадт / I. Liebmann
Pen Names:
I. Liebmann（Abbreviated byline used on some poetry and small publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1943-07-23 （Moscow, Soviet Union）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, Russian
- Residence History
- Moscow (birth) → East Berlin / German Democratic Republic (grew up) → Merseburg, Halle (schooling) → West Berlin (moved in 1988)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Sinologist, Radio-play writer
- Active Years
- 1966-
- Affiliations
- German Academy for Language and Literature (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung)
- Memberships
- German Academy for Language and Literature (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung)
- Influenced By
- Rudolf Herrnstadt (father, journalist and politician), East German writers/intellectuals (e.g. Günter de Bruyn, Christoph Hein)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Marx University (University of Leipzig) | Faculty of Sinology | Sinology | 学士 | 1961–1966 | Germany (then East Germany) |
Karl Marx University (University of Leipzig)
Faculty of Sinology
/ Sinology
Degree:
学士
Period:
1961–1966
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
Germany (then East Germany)
Studied sinology during the East German period; choice linked to contemporary political interest in China.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Radio drama prize of the German Democratic Republic | Christina | — | Rundfunk der DDR | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Ernst Willner Prize | — | — | Ingeborg Bachmann Festival (Klagenfurt) | 受賞 |
| 1989 | aspekte Literature Prize | Mitten im Krieg | 最優秀処女作（最初の小説） | German cultural TV/award | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Leipzig Book Fair non-fiction Prize | Wäre es schön? Es wäre schön! (My father Rudolf Herrnstadt) | 伝記（ノンフィクション） | Leipziger Messe | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Berlin Literature Prize | — | — | Berlin literary institution | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Uwe Johnson Prize | Die Große Hamburger Straße | — | Uwe Johnson prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | "By authors for authors" prize (Lübeck Writers' Conference) | — | — | Lübeck Writers' Conference | 受賞 |
Radio drama prize of the German Democratic Republic
1980
Work:
Christina
Organization:
Rundfunk der DDR
Result:
受賞
Ernst Willner Prize
1987
Organization:
Ingeborg Bachmann Festival (Klagenfurt)
Result:
受賞
aspekte Literature Prize
1989
Work:
Mitten im Krieg
Category:
最優秀処女作（最初の小説）
Organization:
German cultural TV/award
Result:
受賞
Leipzig Book Fair non-fiction Prize
2008
Work:
Wäre es schön? Es wäre schön! (My father Rudolf Herrnstadt)
Category:
伝記（ノンフィクション）
Organization:
Leipziger Messe
Result:
受賞
Berlin Literature Prize
1998
Organization:
Berlin literary institution
Result:
受賞
Uwe Johnson Prize
2020
Work:
Die Große Hamburger Straße
Organization:
Uwe Johnson prize committee
Result:
受賞
"By authors for authors" prize (Lübeck Writers' Conference)
2015
Organization:
Lübeck Writers' Conference
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Wäre es schön? Es wäre schön! (My father Rudolf Herrnstadt)
2008 Non-fiction (biography)A biography of the author's father, Rudolf Herrnstadt, intertwining family history with the political history of Eastern Europe and East Germany.
memorypoliticsremembrancefamily history
Die Große Hamburger Straße
2020 Novel (historical / city novel)A novel set against the history of Berlin, layering the city's memories with individual lives.
Berlinurban memorymodern German history
In Berlin
1994 Autobiographical novel / novelistic proseA work with strong autobiographical elements, composed of images of Berlin and moving between the divided city and the post-reunification period.
division and reunificationcity imageryindividual and history
Mitten im Krieg
1989 Short story collectionA collection of early short stories portraying life and personal conflicts in East German society.
East German societypersonal conflicteveryday narratives
Bibliography
- Berliner Mietshaus (1982)
- Ich bin ein komischer Vogel (1988)
- Mitten im Krieg (1989)
- In Berlin (1994)
- Wäre es schön? Es wäre schön! (2008)
- Die Große Hamburger Straße (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical nonfictional prose combining documentary elementsImage-driven urban descriptionMix of colloquial and poetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- The city of BerlinMemory and family historyPolitical memory and exileIntersection of personal and public
Legacy
A writer acclaimed for weaving family history and urban memory against the backdrop of divided and reunified Germany. Known for biographical non-fiction and poetic depictions of cities; recipient of several German literary awards.
Academic Societies
- German Academy for Language and Literature (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung)
Quotes
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"Now the time has come to differentiate"
Source: Deutschlandfunk (interview, 2008) (2008)
Trivia
- Born in Moscow in 1943; daughter of journalist and politician Rudolf Herrnstadt.
- Moved with her family from East Germany to West Berlin in 1988, before reunification.
- Spouse was documentary filmmaker Rolf Liebmann (1939–2003).
- Studied sinology (Chinese studies) at the University of Leipzig.