Georg Büchner Prize
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Edition 89 (2014) Winner
Jürgen Becker
ユルゲン・ベッカー
Jürgen Becker
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-07-10 （Cologne, Rhine Province, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Germany）
- Died
- 2024-11-07 （Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany） age 92
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Cologne → Erfurt (childhood) → Waldbröl → Odenthal (near Cologne)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, radio play author
- Active Years
- 1959-2024
- Affiliations
- Group 47, PEN Centre Germany, Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts, Berlin), Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Literature), Academy of Sciences and Literature (Mainz), North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
- Memberships
- Group 47 (member), PEN Centre Germany, Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts, Berlin), Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Academy of Sciences and Literature (Mainz), North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
- Influenced By
- Günter Grass, Uwe Johnson, Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnasium (Cologne) | — | Secondary education (Abitur) | — | 1950–1953 | Germany |
| University (studied German studies for one year; left) | — | German studies / literature | — | 1953–1954 (中途退学) | Germany |
Gymnasium (Cologne)
Secondary education (Abitur)
Period:
1950–1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Germany
Completed Abitur in 1953
University (studied German studies for one year; left)
German studies / literature
Period:
1953–1954 (中途退学)
Country:
Germany
Studied German studies for one year but did not complete a degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Villa Massimo (scholarship) | — | — | Villa Massimo | 奨学金 |
| 1967 | Prize of Group 47 | — | — | Group 47 | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Peter Huchel Prize | — | — | Peter Huchel Prize | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Heinrich Böll Prize | — | — | Heinrich Böll Prize | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Uwe Johnson Prize | — | — | Uwe Johnson Prize | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Thüringer Literaturpreis | — | — | Thuringian Literature Prize | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Günter Eich Prize | — | ラジオドラマ／文芸 | Günter Eich Prize | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Literature) | 受賞 |
Villa Massimo (scholarship)
1966
Organization:
Villa Massimo
Result:
奨学金
Prize of Group 47
1967
Organization:
Group 47
Result:
受賞
Peter Huchel Prize
1994
Organization:
Peter Huchel Prize
Result:
受賞
Heinrich Böll Prize
1995
Organization:
Heinrich Böll Prize
Result:
受賞
Uwe Johnson Prize
2001
Organization:
Uwe Johnson Prize
Result:
受賞
Thüringer Literaturpreis
2011
Organization:
Thuringian Literature Prize
Result:
受賞
Günter Eich Prize
2013
Category:
ラジオドラマ／文芸
Organization:
Günter Eich Prize
Result:
受賞
Georg Büchner Prize
2014
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Literature)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bilder, Häuser, Hausfreunde
1969 radio plays / audio playsA collection of short radio plays featuring experimental narration and strong evocations of landscape.
landscapememorysilence
Umgebungen
1970 poetryAn early representative work of his experimental poetry, with elements of prose-poetry.
landscapefragmented narration
Schnee. Gedichte
1971 poetryPoems dealing with nature, memory, and the aftermath of war.
naturewar and memory
Die folgenden Seiten
2006 journal stories / short proseA journal-like collection of vignettes and recollections, attentive to everyday details and landscape.
everyday liferecollectionlandscape
Jetzt die Gegend damals
2015 journal novel / proseA major prose work collecting decades of writings; explores intersections of place, time, and memory.
memoryplacetime
Bibliography
- Bilder, Häuser, Hausfreunde. Drei Hörspiele. Suhrkamp, 1969
- Umgebungen. Suhrkamp, 1970
- Schnee. Gedichte. Literarisches Colloquium, 1971
- Erzähl mir nichts vom Krieg. Gedichte. Suhrkamp, 1977
- Die folgenden Seiten. Suhrkamp, 2006
- Jetzt die Gegend damals. Suhrkamp, 2015
Adaptations
- Documentary "In Hell of Silence — The Author Jürgen Becker" (2012)
Translations of Works
- Häuser: Hörspiel. Reclam, 1981
- Blackbirds in September: Selected shorter poems. Black Lawrence Press, 2015
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalopen formprose-poetic elements and fragmented narration
- Recurring Motifs
- landscape (regional features, coasts)memory and repetitionsilence and wartime memory
Legacy
Jürgen Becker was a leading figure in contemporary German poetry, known for his experimental verse and radio plays. Winner of the 2014 Georg Büchner Prize among others, he is highly regarded for his exploration of landscape and memory in postwar literature.
Academic Societies
- Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts, Berlin)
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Literature)
- Academy of Sciences and Literature (Mainz)
Archives
- German National Library (holds related materials)
- Archives of the Akademie der Künste (contributions and holdings)
Trivia
- Married artist Rango Bohne in 1965; she died in 2021.
- His son Boris Becker is a photographer and filmmaker.
- Member of Group 47 from 1960; won the Group 47 prize in 1967.
- Received the Georg Büchner Prize in 2014.
- Died in Cologne on 7 November 2024 at age 92.