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Karl Mickel

カール・ミッケル

Kāru Mikkieru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-08-12 (Dresden)
Died
2000-06-20 (Berlin) age 64
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Dresden → Berlin

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, playwright, editor, professor
Active Years
1953-2000
Affiliations
Berliner Ensemble, Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Memberships
Sächsische Dichterschule

Education

Hochschule für Ökonomie Berlin
Economic Planning and Economic History
Period: 1953-1958
Year of Graduation: 1958
Country: Germany

Awards

Heinrich-Mann-Preis
1978
Organization: Akademie der Künste der DDR
Result: 受賞
Wilhelm-Müller-Preis
1997
Organization: Land Sachsen-Anhalt
Result: 受賞
Christian-Wagner-Preis
1998
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Eisenzeit

1975 Poetry

Poetry collection.

Iron AgeSociety

Lachmunds Freunde

1991 Novel

Novel. First book and unfinished second book.

Friendship

Palimpsest

1990 Poetry

Poems and commentaries 1975–1989.

Bibliography

  • Lobverse und Beschimpfungen (1963)
  • Vita nova mea (1966)
  • Eisenzeit (1975)
  • Odysseus in Ithaka
  • Palimpsest (1990)
  • Lachmunds Freunde (1991)
  • Aus der Anderwelt (1998)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
High styleEast German literature
Recurring Motifs
Memories of Dresden bombing

Legacy

Important East German poet and playwright associated with the Sächsische Dichterschule.

Trivia

  • Worked as Stasi informant 'Michael' 1959-1964 and 'Bert' 1987-1989.
  • Had two children with his wife, one son with poet Sarah Kirsch.