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Jürgen Serke

ユルゲン・セルケ

Yurugen Seruke

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-04-19 (Landsberg an der Warthe)
Died
2024-04-13 (Großhansdorf) age 85
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Frankfurt am Main → Near Hamburg

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Literary historian, Writer
Active Years
1961-2024
Affiliations
United Press International, Stern, Weltwoche, Die Welt

Awards

Alexander-Zinn-Preis
1992
Organization: Senat der Hansestadt Hamburg
Result: 受賞
Magnesia Litera
2002
Result: 受賞
Kunstpreis zur deutsch-tschechischen Verständigung
2012
Result: 受賞
Gratias-Agit-Preis
2017
Organization: Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die verbrannten Dichter

1977 Literary history

Reports, texts, and images on poets whose books were burned by the Nazis.

Nazi eraPersecuted writersExile literature
Translations
  • Hiroshi Asano

Bibliography

  • Strafverteidiger in Deutschland. Acht Porträts
  • Die verbrannten Dichter
  • Frauen schreiben
  • Nach Hause
  • Böhmische Dörfer

Translations of Works

  • Die verbrannten Dichter (Japanese translation, 1999)
  • Böhmische Dörfer (Japanese translation, 2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Reportage styleDocumentaryIllustrated with photos
Recurring Motifs
Persecuted writersExile and expulsionRediscovery of forgotten literature

Legacy

Known as rediscoverer of German-language writers persecuted during the Nazi era, leaving behind numerous books and a major collection.

Museums

  • Zentrum für verfolgte Künste Solingen Opened in 2008

Archives

  • Else-Lasker-Schüler-Gesellschaft

Trivia

  • Resigned from Stern after Hitler Diaries scandal
  • Served as bodyguard for President Václav Havel
  • Donated collection of over 2,500 literary items