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Karl Markus Michel

カール・マルクス・ミヘル

Kāru Marukusu Miheru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-09-04 (Hong Kong)
Died
2000-11-16 (Berlin) age 71
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Religion
Christianity
Residence History
Darmstadt → Munich → Frankfurt am Main → Berlin

Career

Occupations
writer, editor, publisher
Active Years
1955-2000
Affiliations
Institute for Social Research, Suhrkamp Verlag, Hessischer Rundfunk
Influenced By
Franz Kafka

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Philosophy, Sociology, Art History, German Studies
Country: Germany
unfinished
Goethe University Frankfurt
Philosophy, Sociology, Art History, German Studies
Country: Germany
Unfinished dissertation on Franz Kafka

Awards

Heinrich Mann Prize
1998
Organization: Akademie der Künste
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die sprachlose Intelligenz

1968 Essay

Essays on the mute intelligence

intelligencesocial critique

Von Eulen, Engeln und Sirenen

1988 Essay

Gesichter

1990 Novel

Winifred und Wolf

1998 Novel

Co-authored with Hans-Georg Behr

Translations by Author

  • Robert Musil: Aus den Tagebüchern

Style & Themes

Literary Style
criticalintellectual
Recurring Motifs
intelligencepolitics

Health

  • Cancer
    晩年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Renowned as a publisher, received Heinrich Mann Prize. Co-editor of leftist theory journal Kursbuch.